Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 5/18/2020 NWCC Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Monday, May 18, 2020, 08:13

Report will post daily during the week (Monday – Friday), unless significant activity occurs.

Northwest Activity Summary

Continued precipitation over the weekend provided wetting coverage west of the Cascades and south central Oregon. The Blue Mountains and NE Washington received wetting coverage, while other areas received light to trace levels of coverage. Sunday closed with breezy and cool conditions in SE Oregon. Initial attack activity was light.

Northwest IMT Rotation (5/12 - 5/19) For additional IMT information refer to the IMT Status/Rotation page
NW Area Type 1	NW Area Type 2
PNW Team 2 - Allen	NW Team 12 - Dimke
PNW Team 3 - Livingston	NW Team 13 - Gales
	NW Team 10 - Lawson

Preparedness Levels Northwest PL

Current	3-Day	10-Day	30-Day
2 (3/25)	1	1	1

National PL

1 (1/1)

Northwest Incident Activity
New Fires and Acres (5/15 – 5/17)12 fires for 1.5 acres
OR: 8 fires for 1 acre

WA: 4 fires for 1/2 acre

Large Fire Summary
New large incidents: 0
Reported incidents: 0 (OR: 0 WA: 0)
No growth on existing incidents

Northwest IMT Activity

NIMOs Committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 0

National Fire Activity

IMSR posts daily Monday - Friday (5/15)

Initial attack activity: Light (183 new fires)
New large incidents: 1

Large fires contained: 2

Uncontained large fires: 10

National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 2

Nationally, there are 3 large fires being managed under a strategy other than full suppression.

Northwest Current Incident Details

Incidents listed below meet large fire criteria and/or incidents with a Type 1 or 2 IMT assigned. Large incidents are defined as fires which are 100+ acres in timber or 300+ acres in grass/brush. For additional information on incidents no longer listed below please refer to the NW Large Incident Summary or Northwest Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD)

Incidents not Previously Reported: 0

Incidents Previously Reported: 0

Northwest Fire Weather Summary

A cool, showery pattern will persist over the Pacific Northwest through much of the work week. Some thunderstorms are possible this afternoon/evening with lesser chances Tuesday limited mainly to higher elevations on the east side. Winds will be breezy at times and could get strong in the vicinity of storms. Next weekend could usher in a drier period, but models are uncertain at this time. Check your local NWS forecasts for details in your area.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

The potential for development of significant fires will remain low through the week. The effect of cumulative precipitation for the last few days will limit active surface spread potential and keep fire behavior dampened down.

More info, see NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast, and National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast

National Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR): https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/sitreprt.pdf

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