Evans Canyon Fire
The Evans Canyon Fire was reported on August 31, 2020 in Yakima County, Washington and burned 75,817 acres. It was declared out on December 9, 2020.
- Size
- 75,817 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 31, 2020
- Personnel
- 7
Map
Perimeter mapped September 2, 2020 at 1:00 PM PDT, 75,693 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.854, -120.799.
The incident
- Size
- 75,817 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 31, 2020 at 2:29 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 23, 2020 at 6:15 PM PDT
- Controlled
- December 9, 2020 at 12:00 PM PST
- Declared out
- December 9, 2020 at 12:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Unknown, Equipment
- Location
- Grass, Brush, Timber
- County
- Yakima County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Naches
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,120,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-WASES-000565
- IRWIN identifier
- 16DC7F93-8C52-4CCC-8256-B2FE9F18DF75
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Naches, 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 December 11, 2020 at 9:32 AM PST. Identifier 2020-WASES-000565.