Palouse Falls Fire
The Palouse Falls Fire was reported on August 8, 2016 in Franklin County, Washington and burned 4,033 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 4,033 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 8, 2016
- Personnel
- 82
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.726, -118.264.
The incident
- Size
- 4,033 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 8, 2016 at 11:10 AM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Franklin County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Washtucna
- Protecting agency
- SP
- Personnel assigned
- 82
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $60,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-WAWFS-000387
- IRWIN identifier
- AE404F7D-A64F-4DB8-A248-0808A883E815
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lind, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 February 11, 2020 at 1:58 PM PST. Identifier 2016-WAWFS-000387.