Lewis County, Washington · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
253 acres Aug 1, 8:00 PM
|
254 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+1 acres
was 253 acres · Aug 1, 8:00 PM
|
+1 acres
in 16 days
|
| Containment |
83% Aug 7, 4:00 PM
|
99%
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+16 percent
was 83% · Aug 7, 4:00 PM
|
+16 percent
in 10 days
|
| Crew size |
134 Aug 7, 4:00 PM
|
117
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−17
was 134 · Aug 7, 4:00 PM
|
−17
in 10 days
|
| Money spent |
$3.9M Aug 7, 4:00 PM
|
$4.1M
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+$246,786
was $3.9M · Aug 7, 4:00 PM
|
+$246,786
in 10 days
|
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The Skyo Fire is a wildfire near Lewis County, Washington. It has burned about 254 acres (about 192 football fields). Crews have boxed in 99% of its edge; the other 1% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 117 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 9:00 a.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.
Today
83°F · Sunny
Wind 0 to 7 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
58°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 1 to 6 mph WSW · 1% chance of rain
Tuesday
80°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 1 to 8 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
57°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 1 to 8 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday
81°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 1 to 6 mph NNW · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 9:04 a.m. CDT.
About 117 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $4 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:
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