Lime Belt Fire
The Lime Belt Fire was reported on August 14, 2015 in Okanogan County, Washington and burned 107,494 acres. It was declared out on November 16, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 107,494 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2015
- Personnel
- 59
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 48.571, -119.681.
The incident
- Size
- 107,494 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2015 at 6:59 AM PDT
- Controlled
- November 2, 2015 at 12:00 PM PST
- Declared out
- November 16, 2015 at 8:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Okanogan County
- State
- Washington
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 59
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $45,600,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-WAOWF-000657
- IRWIN identifier
- 8D397379-BA47-4893-B5FB-230167920C6A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Omak, 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 5:16 PM PDT. Identifier 2015-WAOWF-000657.