Locust Grove Fire
The Locust Grove Fire was reported on July 21, 2018 in Benton County, Washington and burned 2,275 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,275 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2018
- Personnel
- 81
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.240, -119.530.
The incident
- Size
- 2,275 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2018 at 11:58 AM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 5 miles Southwest of Kennewick WA
- County
- Benton County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Kennewick
- Protecting agency
- SP
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 81
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-WAWFS-000908
- IRWIN identifier
- 9B960478-D516-4DEE-AC5A-6F4144F71844
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Benton City, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 July 23, 2018 at 11:46 AM PDT. Identifier 2018-WAWFS-000908.