Yellepit Fire
The Yellepit Fire was reported on September 2, 2023 in Benton County, Washington and burned 1,582 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 1,582 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 2, 2023
- Personnel
- 30
Map
Perimeter mapped September 2, 2023 at 1:05 PM PDT, 2,100 acres (auto-generated). Point of origin 46.044, -118.967.
The incident
- Size
- 1,582 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 2, 2023 at 8:05 AM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 13 miles SE of Kennewick, WA, near Finley
- County
- Benton County
- State
- Washington
- Protecting agency
- SHP
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 30
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-WAWFS-000651
- IRWIN identifier
- 24EE2C88-4F83-4693-A2FA-56AE275665D3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Finley, 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 September 27, 2023 at 8:06 AM PDT. Identifier 2023-WAWFS-000651.