Upper Skagit Complex
The Upper Skagit Complex was reported on August 10, 2015 in Whatcom County, Washington and burned 8,505 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,505 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 10, 2015
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 48.685, -121.256.
The incident
- Size
- 8,505 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 10, 2015 at 4:00 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Whatcom County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Newhalem
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-WANCP-000052
- IRWIN identifier
- CE211AEF-771A-41C0-A8F7-F74BF8232FF2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Concrete, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Concrete, WA25 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Darrington, WA34 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Peaceful Valley, WA44 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Sedro-Woolley, WA46 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Clear Lake, WA47 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Big Lake, WA49 miles southwest 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 October 19, 2015 at 12:38 PM PDT. Identifier 2015-WANCP-000052.