First Creek Fire
The First Creek Fire was reported on August 14, 2015 in Chelan County, Washington and burned 7,490 acres. It was declared out on November 30, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,490 acres
- Contained
- 98%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2015
- Personnel
- 38
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.881, -120.221.
The incident
- Size
- 7,490 acres
- Containment
- 98%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2015 at 5:44 AM PDT
- Declared out
- November 30, 2015 at 8:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Chelan County
- State
- Washington
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 38
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,099,569
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-WAOWF-000650
- IRWIN identifier
- 28625895-01DB-4F0F-81B6-F4782D9B6A15
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Granite Falls, WA covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated September 24, 2020 at 5:17 PM PDT. Identifier 2015-WAOWF-000650.