Goosmus Fire
The Goosmus Fire was reported on September 25, 2024 in Ferry County, Washington and burned 1,735 acres. It was declared out on November 20, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,735 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 25, 2024
- Personnel
- 151
Map
Perimeter mapped November 27, 2024 at 10:31 AM PST, 1,735 acres (remote sensing derived). Point of origin 48.946, -118.553.
The incident
- Size
- 1,735 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 25, 2024 at 2:47 PM PDT
- Contained
- October 6, 2024 at 6:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- November 5, 2024 at 11:35 AM PST
- Declared out
- November 20, 2024 at 9:07 AM PST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- ~5 miles north of Curlew, WA along hwy 21.
- County
- Ferry County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Curlew
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 151
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,639,240
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-WANES-002063
- IRWIN identifier
- EFE65F09-37D4-4B8C-9A13-0B2AB4E70170
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 26, 2024 (1,695 acres) to October 2, 2024 (1,735 acres). The largest one-day growth was 29 acres, mapped September 27, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 26, 2024 | 1,695 | |
| September 27, 2024 | 1,724 | +29 |
| September 28, 2024 | 1,735 | +11 |
| September 29, 2024 | 1,738 | +3 |
| September 30, 2024 | 1,737 | -1 |
| October 1, 2024 | 1,733 | -4 |
| October 2, 2024 | 1,735 | +2 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Republic, 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 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM PST. Identifier 2024-WANES-002063.