Wahluke Slope Fire
The Wahluke Slope Fire was reported on September 7, 2018 in Grant County, Washington and burned 13,000 acres. It was declared out on September 25, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 13,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 7, 2018
- Personnel
- 15
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.758, -119.487.
The incident
- Size
- 13,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 7, 2018 at 11:21 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 17, 2018 at 1:45 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 25, 2018 at 12:30 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- North of HWY 24 and Wahitis peak area, Saddle Mountains
- County
- Grant County
- State
- Washington
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 15
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $250,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-WAMCR-000605
- IRWIN identifier
- FFA7F42D-B628-4E5C-959F-0586368346B4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Royal 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 January 7, 2019 at 11:46 AM PST. Identifier 2018-WAMCR-000605.