Green Ridge Fire
The Green Ridge Fire was reported on July 7, 2021 in Columbia County, Washington and burned 43,733 acres. It was declared out on January 11, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 43,733 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2021
- Personnel
- 58
Map
Perimeter mapped September 19, 2021 at 2:42 PM PDT, 43,639 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.135, -117.737.
The incident
- Size
- 43,733 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2021 at 9:51 AM PDT
- Contained
- October 13, 2021 at 5:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- January 11, 2022 at 12:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- Green Ridge Area, 30 Miles East of Walla Walla, WA
- County
- Columbia County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Dayton
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 58
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,330,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-ORUMF-000659
- IRWIN identifier
- A3826838-57A8-413E-B984-3C61600EE13D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dayton, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Dayton, WA17 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Waitsburg, WA22 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Pomeroy, WA24 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Walla Walla East, WA28 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Walla Walla, WA29 miles west of the fire’s origin
- College Place, WA32 miles west 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 January 12, 2022 at 10:38 AM PST. Identifier 2021-ORUMF-000659.