Palouse River Fire
The Palouse River Fire burned 2,500 acres in Whitman County, Washington, in 2006. It was discovered on August 23, 2006, and contained on August 26, 2006.
- Size
- 2,500 acres
- Discovered
- August 23, 2006
- Contained
- August 26, 2006
- Cause
- Undetermined
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 46.833, -117.750.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,500 acres
- Discovered
- August 23, 2006, 12:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- August 26, 2006, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Undetermined
- State
- Washington
- County
- Whitman County
- Land ownership at origin
- County
- Reporting unit
- Washington State Fire Marshal's Office
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2006_WA-WFS-707
Other large fires in Washington in 200612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tripod Complex (Tripod) Fire | 113,011 | Jul 24, 2006 | Natural |
| Columbia Complex | 109,259 | Aug 21, 2006 | Natural |
| Tripod Complex (Spur Peak) Fire | 62,173 | Jul 3, 2006 | Natural |
| Tatoosh Complex | 51,671 | Aug 22, 2006 | Natural |
| Tinpan Fire | 9,252 | Jul 7, 2006 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 8,125 | Aug 28, 2006 | |
| Hatch Grade Fire | 8,000 | Jul 28, 2006 | Human |
| Flick Creek Fire | 7,879 | Jul 26, 2006 | Human |
| Highland Road Fire | 5,506 | Sep 30, 2006 | Human |
| Rocky Ford Fire | 5,000 | Jun 28, 2006 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,637 | Sep 29, 2006 | |
| Kurby Fire | 2,639 | Aug 4, 2006 |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.