Rattlesnake Hills Fire
The Rattlesnake Hills Fire was reported on July 6, 2017 in Yakima County, Washington and burned 2,916 acres. It was declared out on August 14, 2017.
- Size
- 2,916 acres
- Contained
- 98%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2017
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.506, -120.364.
The incident
- Size
- 2,916 acres
- Containment
- 98%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2017 at 12:57 AM PDT
- Contained
- July 10, 2017 at 10:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- July 9, 2017 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- August 14, 2017 at 4:30 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 1 mile south of town of Moxee
- County
- Yakima County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Moxee
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $351,072
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-WASPD-000180
- IRWIN identifier
- 5153D269-768E-435A-B01B-CDD15C6127FB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Moxee City, WA covers the area today.
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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 February 11, 2020 at 1:57 PM PST. Identifier 2017-WASPD-000180.