Sawmill Creek Fire
The Sawmill Creek Fire was reported on September 4, 2017 in King County, Washington and burned 1,061 acres. It was declared out on November 6, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,061 acres
- Contained
- 99%
- Discovered
- September 4, 2017
- Personnel
- 176
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.163, -121.436.
The incident
- Size
- 1,061 acres
- Containment
- 99%
- Discovered
- September 4, 2017 at 7:30 PM PDT
- Contained
- November 6, 2017 at 8:00 AM PST
- Declared out
- November 6, 2017 at 8:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- West of the Norse Peak wilderness and south of the Tacoma watershed.
- County
- King County
- State
- Washington
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Personnel assigned
- 176
- Incident management
- Type 1 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-WASPS-000177
- IRWIN identifier
- 6CA15975-51DC-4DB3-8778-DF887917CB43
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Roslyn, 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 May 23, 2018 at 1:08 PM PDT. Identifier 2017-WASPS-000177.