Wagon Wheel Fire
The Wagon Wheel Fire was reported on September 1, 2018 in Benton County, Washington and burned 3,000 acres. It was declared out on September 19, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 1, 2018
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.316, -119.503.
The incident
- Size
- 3,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 1, 2018 at 3:00 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 10, 2018 at 4:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- September 10, 2018 at 4:03 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 19, 2018 at 12:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1.5 miles north of Benton City.
- County
- Benton County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Benton City
- Protecting agency
- SP
- Jurisdiction
- SP
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $604,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-WAWFS-000587
- IRWIN identifier
- F09D52D8-ACBB-43F0-B75E-7F1FAD9BFD88
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Benton 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 September 19, 2018 at 2:44 PM PDT. Identifier 2018-WAWFS-000587.