Retreat Fire
The Retreat Fire was reported on July 23, 2024 in Yakima County, Washington and burned 45,601 acres. It was declared out on December 18, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 45,601 acres
- Contained
- 95%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2024
- Personnel
- 228
Map
Perimeter mapped August 6, 2024 at 9:57 PM PDT, 45,601 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 46.671, -120.992.
The incident
- Size
- 45,601 acres
- Containment
- 95%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2024 at 3:46 PM PDT
- Contained
- October 16, 2024 at 12:30 PM PDT
- Declared out
- December 18, 2024 at 8:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 14 miles WNW of Naches
- County
- Yakima County
- State
- Washington
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 228
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $25,029,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-WASES-000477
- IRWIN identifier
- AEC7C251-B36B-44D1-B407-FFFCD62788ED
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 24, 2024 (1,898 acres) to August 8, 2024 (45,601 acres). The largest one-day growth was 11,286 acres, mapped July 25, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2024 | 1,898 | |
| July 25, 2024 | 13,183 | +11,285 |
| July 26, 2024 | 18,273 | +5,090 |
| July 27, 2024 | 22,237 | +3,964 |
| July 28, 2024 | 25,542 | +3,305 |
| July 29, 2024 | 29,499 | +3,957 |
| July 30, 2024 | 29,503 | +4 |
| July 31, 2024 | 31,559 | +2,056 |
| August 1, 2024 | 33,601 | +2,042 |
| August 2, 2024 | 34,759 | +1,158 |
| August 3, 2024 | 40,803 | +6,044 |
| August 4, 2024 | 41,279 | +476 |
| August 6, 2024 | 44,540 | +3,261 |
| August 7, 2024 | 45,588 | +1,048 |
| August 8, 2024 | 45,601 | +13 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tieton, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
Washington wildfires today Wildfires of 2024 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated December 18, 2024 at 8:12 AM PST. Identifier 2024-WASES-000477.