Newell Road Fire
The Newell Road Fire was reported on July 21, 2023 in Klickitat County, Washington and burned 60,551 acres. It was declared out on October 12, 2023.
- Size
- 60,551 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2023
- Personnel
- 42
Map
Perimeter mapped November 29, 2023 at 1:54 PM PST, 60,551 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.831, -120.459.
The incident
- Size
- 60,551 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2023 at 3:35 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 2, 2023 at 2:31 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 4, 2023 at 2:56 PM PDT
- Declared out
- October 12, 2023 at 11:59 AM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- South of Bickleton, WA
- County
- Klickitat County
- State
- Washington
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 42
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $8,895,351
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-WASES-000464
- IRWIN identifier
- 5DF2254C-A91E-4289-B3F6-F3AC487701DD
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 22, 2023 (30,464 acres) to November 29, 2023 (60,551 acres). The largest one-day growth was 21,463 acres, mapped July 23, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2023 | 30,464 | |
| July 23, 2023 | 51,927 | +21,463 |
| July 24, 2023 | 56,143 | +4,216 |
| July 25, 2023 | 59,858 | +3,715 |
| July 26, 2023 | 61,833 | +1,975 |
| July 27, 2023 | 61,313 | -520 |
| July 28, 2023 | 60,697 | -616 |
| November 29, 2023 | 60,551 | -146 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Arlington, OR 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 7, 2023 at 11:58 AM PST. Identifier 2023-WASES-000464.