Swawilla I Fire
The Swawilla I Fire was reported on July 17, 2024 in Ferry County, Washington and burned 53,723 acres. It was declared out on November 4, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 53,723 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped January 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM PST, 53,792 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.946, -118.778.
The incident
- Size
- 53,723 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2024 at 9:30 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 15, 2024 at 6:36 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 21, 2024 at 6:36 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 4, 2024 at 8:27 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- North of Columbia River, East of Swawilla Basin Road, West of Hwy 21
- County
- Ferry County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Keller, WA
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $19,008,764
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-WACOA-240089
- IRWIN identifier
- 5AED8BC0-E5EB-4955-A61F-F7793102F077
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 19, 2024 (1,440 acres) to October 31, 2024 (53,792 acres). The largest one-day growth was 12,685 acres, mapped July 26, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 19, 2024 | 1,440 | |
| July 20, 2024 | 5,087 | +3,647 |
| July 21, 2024 | 7,291 | +2,204 |
| July 23, 2024 | 15,322 | +8,031 |
| July 24, 2024 | 26,822 | +11,500 |
| July 25, 2024 | 30,667 | +3,845 |
| July 26, 2024 | 43,352 | +12,685 |
| July 27, 2024 | 44,011 | +659 |
| July 28, 2024 | 46,324 | +2,313 |
| July 29, 2024 | 47,190 | +866 |
| July 30, 2024 | 47,190 | 0 |
| July 31, 2024 | 48,970 | +1,780 |
| August 1, 2024 | 50,012 | +1,042 |
| August 2, 2024 | 53,343 | +3,331 |
| August 3, 2024 | 53,401 | +58 |
| August 4, 2024 | 53,364 | -37 |
| August 5, 2024 | 53,462 | +98 |
| August 7, 2024 | 53,723 | +261 |
| August 8, 2024 | 53,723 | 0 |
| October 31, 2024 | 53,792 | +69 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Coulee Dam, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 January 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM PST. Identifier 2024-WACOA-240089.