Babb Fire
The Babb Fire was reported on September 7, 2020 in Spokane County, Washington and burned 15,269 acres. It was declared out on October 5, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 15,269 acres
- Contained
- 90%
- Discovered
- September 7, 2020
- Personnel
- 110
Map
Perimeter mapped May 4, 2021 at 3:51 PM PDT, 14,475 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.282, -117.427.
The incident
- Size
- 15,269 acres
- Containment
- 90%
- Discovered
- September 7, 2020 at 11:59 AM PDT
- Contained
- September 13, 2020 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- October 5, 2020 at 3:30 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- This fire is located 30 miles north west of Colfax WA.
- County
- Spokane County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Malden
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 110
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-WANES-002151
- IRWIN identifier
- C51C8112-0EC7-4143-AD18-2185D1D6B730
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rosalia, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Rosalia, WA4 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Cheney, WA16 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Medical Lake, WA23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Fairchild Air Force Base, WA25 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Plummer, ID26 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Spokane, WA26 miles north of the fire’s origin
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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 27, 2021 at 8:48 AM PDT. Identifier 2020-WANES-002151.