Kahlotus Fire
The Kahlotus Fire was reported on September 7, 2020 in Franklin County, Washington and burned 22,000 acres. It was declared out on September 25, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 22,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 7, 2020
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 8:13 AM PDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.633, -118.569.
The incident
- Size
- 22,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 7, 2020 at 6:23 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 9, 2020 at 4:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 25, 2020 at 11:35 AM PDT
- Cause
- Human, Utilities, Power Generation/Transmission
- Location
- Devils Canyon SR263 along the southwest along the Snake River
- County
- Franklin County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Kahlotus
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-WASPD-000607
- IRWIN identifier
- AC592BE7-3D02-4F80-BE2E-C52188D6947E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Connell, 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 November 10, 2020 at 9:11 AM PST. Identifier 2020-WASPD-000607.