Northwest Interagency Coordination Center

Thursday, May 14, 2020

5/14/2020 NWCC Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Thursday, May 14, 2020, 07:59

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

Northwest Activity Summary

Yesterday continued with moderate levels of precipitation along the coastal ranges and higher elevations with traces in the Columbia Basin and Southeastern Oregon. Overcast and cooler conditions for most of yesterday. Initial attack activity was light.

Northwest IMT Rotation (5/12 - 5/19) 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 12 - Dimke
PNW Team 3 - Livingston	NW Team 13 - Gales
	NW Team 10 - Lawson

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 Acres12 fires for 1 acre
OR: 5 fires for 1/2 acre

WA: 7 fires for 1/2 acre

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 (126 new fires)
New large incidents: 3

Large fires contained: 0

Uncontained large fires: 11

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

Nationally, there are 3 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

Showery and cool through Friday morning. Wet thundershowers at times, mainly over the higher terrain in both Oregon and Washington. A break from precipitation is expected Friday afternoon until the next weather system starts across the region Saturday afternoon. No critical combinations of low humidity and strong wind expected for the time being.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

Fire danger will drop significantly this week due to the onset of moisture and cooler conditions.

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

Other GACC Morning Reports

Thursday, March 26, 2020

3/25/2020 NW Geographic Area move to PL2

Given the deployment of multiple IMTs for COVID-19 support in the Geographic Area as well as other complexities that may influence geographic area capability, the NW moved to a Preparedness Level 2 at 1100 on March 25, 2020.

3/20/2020 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, Mar 20, 2020, 08:16

Report will post every Friday, unless significant activity occurs.

Northwest Activity Summary

Early in the week light and widespread precipitation coverage across the Region occurred. As the week progressed, Oregon continued to receive light precipitation coverage over the mountain ranges and high desert. The buildup of cool and dry air in Washington kept temperatures below average while the cloudy conditions in Oregon kept temperatures below average with light winds. Prescribed fire activity increased in agricultural areas in Central Washington. Light initial attack activity reported.

Preparedness LevelsNorthwest PL

Current	3-Day	10-Day	30-Day		National PL
1 (1/1)	1	1	1		1 (1/1)

Northwest IMT Rotation (3/17 – 3/24)
NW Area Type 1	NW Area Type 2
PNW Team 2 - Allen	NW Team 13 - Gales
PNW Team 3 - Livingston	NW Team 9 - Goff
	NW Team 12 - Dimke

Northwest Incident Activity
New Fires and Acres (3/13 – 3/19)19 fires for 34 acres
OR: 1 fire for 5 acres

WA: 18 fires for 29 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 weekly on Fridays (3/13 – 3/19)

Initial attack activity: Light (377 new fires)
New large incidents: 11

Large fires contained: 16

Uncontained large fires: 3

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

Nationally, there is 1 large fires being managed under a strategy other than full suppression.