Chuweah Creek Fire
The Chuweah Creek Fire was reported on July 12, 2021 in Okanogan County, Washington and burned 36,752 acres. It was declared out on September 6, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 36,752 acres
- Contained
- 98%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2021
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped July 24, 2021 at 2:30 PM PDT, 36,753 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 48.229, -119.017.
The incident
- Size
- 36,752 acres
- Containment
- 98%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2021 at 7:00 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 30, 2021 at 2:53 PM PDT
- Controlled
- September 6, 2021 at 6:11 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 6, 2021 at 6:11 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- Directly adjacent and east of Nespelem
- County
- Okanogan County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Nespelem
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-WACOA-200084
- IRWIN identifier
- C217EF79-0FC4-4694-8DFC-F0CF67A2CF47
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Coulee Dam, 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 8, 2021 at 2:17 PM PST. Identifier 2021-WACOA-200084.