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Friday, June 12, 2020

6/12/2020 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, Jun 12, 2020, 07:54


Northwest Activity Summary

Most of the region received some light precipitation yesterday with the exception of a dry slot across south central Oregon, through the Blue Mountains and Harney Basin. Lightning tracked across the north central Cascades of Oregon. Temperatures were average and winds were light to moderate. Initial attack activity was light.


Northwest IMT Rotation (6/9 – 6/16)

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 6 - Sheldon

PNW Team 3 - Livingston

NW Team 8 – D. Johnson

 

NW Team 9 - Goff








Preparedness Levels  
 Northwest PL

Current

3-Day

10-Day

30-Day

2 (3/25)

2

2

1

 



 

National PL

2 (6/1)

 

 

 



Northwest Incident Activity
New Fires and Acres
17 fires for 4 acres
OR: 13 fires for 4 acres

WA: 4 fires 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

Initial attack activity: Light (121 new fires)
New large incidents: 9

Large fires contained: 4

Uncontained large fires: 19

 

National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 3

 

Nationally, there are 19 large fire 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 and wet thundershowers will continue or expand around the geographic area on Friday and Saturday before moving east on Sunday. General winds will increase from the west over sections of central Washington and Oregon. Expect a cooling trend. Overall, conditions look cool and moist for the time being. See your local NWS planning forecast for details in your area.


Northwest Fire Potential Summary

While damp conditions will keep significant fire potential generally low through the forecast period, PSA NW10 (Columbia Basin) will see some elevated risk Friday due to thunderstorms and winds. Fire behavior concerns will start to increase across the drier basins in the geographic area.

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


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

Other GACC Morning Reports

Eastern Area

Southern Area

Rocky Mountain

Southwest

Northern Rockies

Great Basin

Southern California

Northern California

Alaska





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