Yale Fire
The Yale Fire was reported on August 21, 2016 in Spokane County, Washington and burned 6,017 acres. It was declared out on December 21, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 6,017 acres
- Contained
- 98%
- 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 47.473, -117.347.
The incident
- Size
- 6,017 acres
- Containment
- 98%
- Discovered
- August 21, 2016 at 3:01 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 4, 2016 at 7:02 PM PDT
- Controlled
- September 4, 2016 at 7:03 PM PDT
- Declared out
- December 21, 2016 at 10:15 AM PST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Spokane County
- State
- Washington
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,500,000
- Part of
- Spokane Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-WANES-000808
- IRWIN identifier
- 9B5DDE85-A5CB-454B-A780-501EC5856E5E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fairfield, 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 May 12, 2017 at 2:45 PM PDT. Identifier 2016-WANES-000808.