Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 5/20/2020 NWCC Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 08:21

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

Northwest Activity Summary

Light levels of moisture covered the Region yesterday. Cooler and cloudy conditions continued to prevail. Initial attack activity was light.

Northwest IMT Rotation (5/19 - 5/26) 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 13 - Gales
PNW Team 3 - Livingston	NW Team 10 - Lawson
	NW Team 7 - Knerr

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 Acres4 fires for 1/3 acre
OR: 3 fires for 1/3 acre

WA: 1 fire for 0 acres

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

Initial attack activity: Light (78 new fires)
New large incidents: 2

Large fires contained: 2

Uncontained large fires: 13

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

Nationally, there is 1 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

Showers continue around the region today into Friday, with diminishing coverage becoming restricted to higher elevations by Friday afternoon. The heavier accumulations today are expected in the Blue Mountains and along the eastern edge of Washington and Oregon. There is a slight chance isolated thunderstorms accompany the east side showers. Westerly winds will be breezy to windy east of the Cascades this afternoon/evening, particularly through the Columbia Gorge and Kittitas Valley. The weather models agree Saturday into Sunday will be dry, as high pressure builds over the region, but diverge on the timing and impact of the next approaching system. Another round of precipitation could start Sunday afternoon or on Memorial Day with dry conditions returning region-wide by mid-week. Check NWS forecasts for details in your locality.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

Significant fire potential will remain low into next week. Monitor NWS forecasts for wind impacts to any project fires.

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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