Left Hand Fire
The Left Hand Fire was reported on July 23, 2019 in Kittitas County, Washington and burned 3,406 acres. It was declared out on December 1, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,406 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2019
- Personnel
- 380
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.933, -120.993.
The incident
- Size
- 3,406 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2019 at 8:08 AM PDT
- Contained
- September 9, 2019 at 11:53 AM PDT
- Declared out
- December 1, 2019 at 12:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 17 miles northwest of Naches, WA
- County
- Kittitas County
- State
- Washington
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 380
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $8,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-WAOWF-000304
- IRWIN identifier
- 7D22164B-F544-4889-A0D4-506AEFC34747
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for South Cle Elum, 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 July 29, 2020 at 5:20 PM PDT. Identifier 2019-WAOWF-000304.