Norse Peak Fire
The Norse Peak Fire was reported on August 11, 2017 in Yakima County, Washington and burned 52,056 acres. It was declared out on November 16, 2017.
- Size
- 52,056 acres
- Contained
- 85%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2017
- Personnel
- 34
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.951, -121.374.
The incident
- Size
- 52,056 acres
- Containment
- 85%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2017 at 6:04 PM PDT
- Contained
- November 1, 2017 at 4:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 16, 2017 at 11:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 11 miles west of Cliffdell, WA
- County
- Yakima County
- State
- Washington
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 34
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $19,760,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-WAOWF-000365
- IRWIN identifier
- 2478175C-F66C-4AE5-AD34-B35DEFA5B5C4
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, WA26 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Cle Elum, WA27 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Tieton, WA34 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Enumclaw, WA34 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Buckley, WA34 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Crocker, WA36 miles west 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 27, 2020 at 7:43 AM PST. Identifier 2017-WAOWF-000365.