Date/Time Stamp: Saturday, Jun 20, 2020, 07:55
Northwest Activity Summary
Yesterday brought a trace of precipitation to northeast Washington while the remainder of the region was dry. Winds were generally light with moderate winds in central Washington. Temperatures increased several degrees over yesterday. Initial attack activity was light.
Northwest IMT Rotation (6/16 – 6/23) 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 8 – D. Johnson |
PNW Team 3 - Livingston | NW Team 9 - Goff |
| NW Team 12 - Dimke |
Preparedness Levels
Northwest PL
Current | 3-Day | 10-Day | 30-Day |
2 (3/25) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
National PL |
3 (6/15) |
Northwest Incident Activity
New Fires and Acres
12 fires for 2 acres
OR: 4 fires for 0 acres
WA: 8 fires for 2 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 (90 new fires)
New large incidents: 7
Large fires contained: 5
Uncontained large fires: 21
National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 4
Nationally, there are 15 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
Light rain will creep into the northwest Oregon on Saturday. Drying returning on Sunday. General winds will pick up east of the Cascades on Saturday as the weather system moves through but humidity is not expected to be low for the majority of the area east of the Cascades.
Northwest Fire Potential Summary
No critical combinations of fire danger, wind, humidity and excessive ignitions are foreseen through the weekend. Significant fire potential appears low. Fire behavior concerns will be in fine fuels with exposed slopes and accumulations of thatch.
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
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