Washington, 2025

Wildfire in Washington, October 1 to 17, 2025

October 1 to 17, 2025 · NWS OTX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Snow Peak Fire started on September 1 by lightning. It was located 19 miles West of Kettle Falls.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$200,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS OTX wrote it up.

Snow Peak Fire started on September 1 by lightning. It was located 19 miles West of Kettle Falls. It was contained October 17.

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Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Okanogan Highlands

When
October 1, 12:00 AM PST to October 17, 12:23 PM PST
Where
Okanogan Highlands forecast zone
Property damage
$200,000
Reported by
Park/Forest Service
Coordinates
48.510, -119.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow Peak Fire started on September 1 by lightning. It was located 19 miles West of Kettle Falls. It burned 1155 acres of timber. It was contained on October 17. Cost is estimated.

What these are

Wildfire
A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1298611.