Washington wildfires

Chuweah Creek Fire

OutOkanogan County, Washington2021Wildfire

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.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Coulee Dam

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.