Washington Fire
The Washington Fire was reported on June 19, 2015 in Alpine County, California and burned 17,790 acres. It was declared out on November 4, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 17,790 acres
- Contained
- 99%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2015
- Personnel
- 24
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.598, -119.752.
The incident
- Size
- 17,790 acres
- Containment
- 99%
- Discovered
- June 19, 2015 at 7:04 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 9, 2015 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 15, 2015 at 7:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 4, 2015 at 6:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Alpine County
- State
- California
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 24
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $13,054,800
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-NVHTF-030251
- IRWIN identifier
- 67957A5E-304C-42B6-A1A6-094328FD93DB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Walker, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Walker, CA16 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Topaz Ranch Estates, NV17 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Gardnerville Ranchos, NV20 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Gardnerville, NV24 miles north of the fire’s origin
- East Valley, NV24 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Minden, NV25 miles north of the fire’s origin
California 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 November 22, 2022 at 1:15 PM PST. Identifier 2015-NVHTF-030251.