Boylston Fire
The Boylston Fire was reported on July 19, 2018 in Kittitas County, Washington and burned 71,200 acres. It was declared out on August 8, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 71,200 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2018
- Personnel
- 9
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.952, -120.283.
The incident
- Size
- 71,200 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2018 at 3:05 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 24, 2018 at 12:39 PM PDT
- Controlled
- July 24, 2018 at 12:40 PM PDT
- Declared out
- August 8, 2018 at 4:30 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Wanapum Rec Area, DOD - Yakima Training Center
- County
- Kittitas County
- State
- Washington
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Personnel assigned
- 9
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $995,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-WASES-000355
- IRWIN identifier
- E729B988-2549-4FB9-9D4F-6E11724FF61E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kittitas, 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 August 23, 2018 at 12:44 PM PDT. Identifier 2018-WASES-000355.