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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

10/18/2023 NWCC Morning Brief

 Morning Brief  

Date/Time Stamp: Wednesday, Oct 18, 2023, 07:56 

Report will post daily at 0800 through the week (Monday-Friday) 

Northwest IMT Rotation (10/17 – 10/24)  

For additional IMT information refer to the IMT Status/Rotation page 

https://gacc.nifc.gov/nwcc/content/products/intelligence/teams.pdf 

 

NW Area Type 1 

NW Area Type 2 

 

NW Team 7 (LeFevre) 

 

Preparedness Levels 

 Northwest PL 

Current 

3-Day 

10-Day 

1 (10/13) 

1 (10/10) 

1 (10/10) 

National PL 

(10/12) 

 

Northwest Historic PL 

See Preparedness Level Product 

 

 

 

 

Northwest Incident Activity2 fires for 0 acresOR: 1 fire for 0 acres 

WA: 1 fire for 0 acres 

Large Fire SummaryNew large incidents: 0 

Reported incidents: 3 (OR: 3, WA: 0) 

0 acres growth on existing incidents 

 

Northwest IMT Activity 

NIMOs committed: 0Type 1 IMTs committed: 0 

Type 2 IMTs committed: 1 

Complex IMTs committed: 0 

 

National Fire Activity 

(IMSR 10/13) 

Initial attack activity: Light (47 fires)                   New large incidents: 2 

Large fires contained: 2 

Uncontained large fires: 12 

 

National IMT ActivityArea Commands committed: 0  

NIMOs committed: 0 

Type 1 IMTs committed: 0 

Type 2 IMTs committed: 1 

Complex IMTs committed: 1 

 

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

Northwest Activity Summary  

Yesterday brought moderate amounts of precipitation to the Olympic Peninsula and scattered amounts west of the Cascades and across northern Washington. Temperatures were in the 60-70s across the geographic area. Breezy wind conditions east of the Cascades with gusts in the high 30s. No lightning reported. Minimal initial attack activity. No growth and minimal fire behavior on existing large fires

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 Northwest Large Incident Summary or Northwest Fires Utilizing Other than Full Suppression Strategies  

Incidents not Previously Reported: 0 

Incidents Previously Reported3 

Anvil. OR-RSF-000413. IMT2, NW Team 12 (Dimke). 8 miles E of Port Orford, OR. Start: 8/25. Full Suppression. Cause: Undetermined. 22,170 acres (+0). 80% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Road, trail and area closures. 

Flat. OR-RSF-000209. IMT2, NW Team 12 (Dimke). 2 miles SE of Agness, OR. Start: 07/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Undetermined. 34,242 acres (+0). 93% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Road, area and trail closures. 

Camp Creek. OR-MHF-001199. ICT4. 10 miles E of Sandy, OR. Start: 8/25. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 2,055 acres (+0). 62% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Area closures. 

 

Northwest Fire Weather Summary 

Warmer and drier conditions remain into Saturday as high pressure remains over the region. However, coastal northwest Washington will be clipped by fronts and rain today and Thursday. Morning fog and low stratus will have an increasingly difficult time mixing out the next few days in the western valleys. Ridges will remain warmer and drier. Eastern valleys will have better chances of mixing out each day.  Low pressure and rain then return this weekend and likely for the first half of next week. Breezy to windy at times along the coast and locally elsewhere. Otherwise, no significant wind expected inland until low pressure returns Sunday and early next week.  

Northwest Fire Potential Summary 

The combination of lower fire danger and few ignitions means that new significant fires are unlikely. 100-hour and lighter fuels will become more supportive of spread with each passing day this week.  PSAs NW05, NW06, and NW07 have 1000-hour fuel moistures which remain near or drier than significant fire thresholds. These PSAs remain slightly more likely to support a significant fire should a multi-week dry spell occur.   

 

More info: NWCC 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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