Boffer Fire
The Boffer Fire was reported on August 11, 2018 in Benton County, Washington and burned 4,700 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 4,700 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2018
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.280, -119.330.
The incident
- Size
- 4,700 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2018 at 2:45 PM PDT
- Cause
- Unknown
- Location
- 2 mile south of Kennewick Washington
- County
- Benton County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Kennewick
- Protecting agency
- SP
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-WAWFS-000915
- IRWIN identifier
- 040BA6FE-A25A-49BC-B385-66CC55D836DC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for West Richland, 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 September 2, 2018 at 12:47 AM PDT. Identifier 2018-WAWFS-000915.