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Saturday, June 13, 2020

6/13/2020 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Saturday, Jun 13, 2020, 08:00


Northwest Activity Summary

The Coastal Ranges continued to receive light precipitation while northwest Washington had wetting rains. Along the Cascade mountains and east of the Divide, coverage was light while southeast Oregon had moderate levels of rain. Lightning tracked across central Oregon, the Ochocos and Blue Mountains. Temperatures were average, winds were light to moderate and cloud cover prevailed. 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
8 fires for 1 acre
OR: 6 fires for 1 acre

WA: 2 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 (102 new fires)
New large incidents: 7

Large fires contained: 4

Uncontained large fires: 22

 

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 isolated wet thundershowers will continue on Saturday decreasing on Sunday. General winds will remain mainly from the west over central Oregon and central Washington. Temperatures cooler than average through the weekend. 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.  Fire behavior concerns will remain low for the next few days with possible activity in basins and rangelands.

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

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Southern Area

Rocky Mountain

Southwest

Northern Rockies

Great Basin

Southern California

Northern California

Alaska





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