Okanogan County, Washington · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
2,762 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
|
— |
| Containment |
95% Jul 25, 11:00 AM
|
100%
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+5 percent
was 95% · Jul 25, 11:00 AM
|
+5 percent
in 23 days
|
| Crew size | — |
200
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
|
— |
| Money spent | — |
$2.8M
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
|
— |
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The B And O Fire is a wildfire near Okanogan County, Washington. It has burned about 2,762 acres (about 2,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 6 weeks ago. About 200 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 8th at 12:00 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.
Today
91°F · Mostly Cloudy then Areas Of Smoke
Wind 2 to 7 mph NE · 1% chance of rain
Tonight
59°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 8 mph N · 1% chance of rain
Sunday
90°F · Haze
Wind 3 to 8 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Sunday Night
60°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 8 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Monday
90°F · Sunny
Wind 3 to 10 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 8th at 12:01 p.m. CDT.
About 200 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $3 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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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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