Cougar Creek Fire
The Cougar Creek Fire was reported on July 15, 2024 in Asotin County, Washington and burned 24,091 acres. It was declared out on November 15, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 24,091 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2024
- Personnel
- 14
Map
Perimeter mapped November 19, 2024 at 12:09 PM PST, 24,091 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.030, -117.327.
The incident
- Size
- 24,091 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2024 at 6:30 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 29, 2024 at 6:18 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 15, 2024 at 8:35 AM PST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1 mile west of Hwy 129 and Grande Ronde River intersection.
- County
- Asotin County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Asotin
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 14
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $31,296,591
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-WASES-020209
- IRWIN identifier
- 4B6B9927-4575-4A7E-990C-893527A2D3CD
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 16, 2024 (842 acres) to August 13, 2024 (24,091 acres). The largest one-day growth was 15,702 acres, mapped July 27, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2024 | 842 | |
| July 17, 2024 | 3,091 | +2,249 |
| July 18, 2024 | 4,895 | +1,804 |
| July 19, 2024 | 5,384 | +489 |
| July 20, 2024 | 6,758 | +1,374 |
| July 21, 2024 | 8,271 | +1,513 |
| July 22, 2024 | 10,766 | +2,495 |
| July 23, 2024 | 12,498 | +1,732 |
| July 24, 2024 | 13,511 | +1,013 |
| July 25, 2024 | 14,026 | +515 |
| July 26, 2024 | 1 | -14,025 |
| July 27, 2024 | 15,703 | +15,702 |
| July 28, 2024 | 15,703 | 0 |
| July 29, 2024 | 17,602 | +1,899 |
| July 31, 2024 | 17,602 | 0 |
| August 1, 2024 | 18,258 | +656 |
| August 2, 2024 | 19,089 | +831 |
| August 3, 2024 | 20,601 | +1,512 |
| August 4, 2024 | 20,666 | +65 |
| August 5, 2024 | 20,677 | +11 |
| August 6, 2024 | 20,653 | -24 |
| August 7, 2024 | 20,705 | +52 |
| August 8, 2024 | 20,999 | +294 |
| August 9, 2024 | 21,112 | +113 |
| August 10, 2024 | 22,376 | +1,264 |
| August 12, 2024 | 24,096 | +1,720 |
| August 13, 2024 | 24,091 | -5 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Asotin, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Asotin, WA25 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA27 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- West Clarkston-Highland, WA29 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Lewiston Orchards, ID29 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Clarkston, WA30 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Lewiston, ID31 miles northeast 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 November 19, 2024 at 12:09 PM PST. Identifier 2024-WASES-020209.