Bridge Creek Fire
The Bridge Creek Fire was reported on August 9, 2017 in Ferry County, Washington and burned 3,711 acres. It was declared out on November 3, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,711 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 48.248, -118.582.
The incident
- Size
- 3,711 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2017 at 3:04 AM PDT
- Contained
- September 15, 2017 at 3:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- September 21, 2017 at 1:36 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 3, 2017 at 4:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 11 miles NE of Keller, WA
- County
- Ferry County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Keller, WA
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $16,656,264
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-WACOA-000088
- IRWIN identifier
- 5541B7AE-AC11-408D-BBB1-39A3E44A6EE6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Coulee Dam, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Coulee Dam, WA27 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Republic, WA29 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Grand Coulee, WA29 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Electric City, WA30 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Kettle Falls, WA35 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Colville, WA37 miles northeast 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 November 7, 2017 at 3:29 PM PST. Identifier 2017-WACOA-000088.