American Fire
The American Fire was reported on August 10, 2017 in Yakima County, Washington and burned 3,853 acres. It was declared out on November 16, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,853 acres
- Contained
- 99%
- Discovered
- August 10, 2017
- Personnel
- 42
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.911, -121.309.
The incident
- Size
- 3,853 acres
- Containment
- 99%
- Discovered
- August 10, 2017 at 6:59 AM PDT
- Contained
- November 1, 2017 at 4:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 16, 2017 at 11:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 11 Miles West of Cliffdell, WA
- County
- Yakima County
- State
- Washington
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 42
- Incident management
- Type 1 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-WAOWF-000351
- IRWIN identifier
- 73B5734A-5AA4-4B5D-891E-258466DF4CB3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for South Cle Elum, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
- South Cle Elum, WA25 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Cle Elum, WA26 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Tieton, WA30 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Ellensburg, WA36 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Gleed, WA37 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Enumclaw, WA38 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
Washington wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 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 February 11, 2020 at 1:56 PM PST. Identifier 2017-WAOWF-000351.