Grant County, Washington · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
8,380 acres Jul 26, 7:01 PM
|
8,216 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−164 acres
was 8,380 acres · Jul 26, 7:01 PM
|
−164 acres
in 22 days
|
| Containment |
98% Jul 29, 6:00 PM
|
100%
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+2 percent
was 98% · Jul 29, 6:00 PM
|
+2 percent
in 19 days
|
| Crew size |
96 Jul 28, 8:01 PM
|
13
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−83
was 96 · Jul 28, 8:01 PM
|
−83
in 20 days
|
| Money spent |
$900,000 Jul 28, 8:01 PM
|
$1.9M
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+$1.0M
was $900,000 · Jul 28, 8:01 PM
|
+$1.0M
in 20 days
|
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The Railroad Fire is a wildfire near Grant County, Washington. It has burned about 8,216 acres (about 6,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 13 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 10th at 6:00 p.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
This Afternoon
87°F · Haze
Wind 5 to 17 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
61°F · Areas Of Smoke then Mostly Clear
Wind 12 to 22 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday
87°F · Sunny then Haze
Wind 2 to 16 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
62°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 13 to 22 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday
84°F · Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind 3 to 13 mph NW · 17% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 10th at 6:01 p.m. CDT.
About 13 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $2 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
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