Butte Creek Fire
The Butte Creek Fire was reported on August 14, 2015 in Columbia County, Washington and burned 80,213 acres. It was declared out on December 31, 2015.
- Size
- 80,213 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2015
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.069, -117.763.
The incident
- Size
- 80,213 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2015 at 11:11 AM PDT
- Declared out
- December 31, 2015 at 12:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Columbia County
- State
- Washington
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Estimated cost to date
- $19,238,610
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-ORUMF-000945
- IRWIN identifier
- 3D6A3531-A46E-4A5C-81D4-A6770D466DC5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dayton, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Dayton, WA20 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Waitsburg, WA23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Walla Walla East, WA26 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Walla Walla, WA28 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Pomeroy, WA29 miles north of the fire’s origin
- College Place, WA30 miles west of the fire’s origin
Washington wildfires today Wildfires of 2015 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated February 11, 2020 at 2:06 PM PST. Identifier 2015-ORUMF-000945.