Wellesley Fire
The Wellesley Fire was reported on August 21, 2016 in Spokane County, Washington and burned 312 acres. It was declared out on December 21, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 312 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 21, 2016
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.705, -117.343.
The incident
- Size
- 312 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 21, 2016 at 2:50 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 22, 2016 at 7:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 31, 2016 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- December 21, 2016 at 10:15 AM PST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Spokane County
- State
- Washington
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Part of
- Spokane Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-WANES-000807
- IRWIN identifier
- BAF1705B-2C41-4F85-B1B6-E748A534BCE3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Millwood, 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 December 21, 2016 at 10:18 AM PST. Identifier 2016-WANES-000807.