Hawaii County, Hawaii · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
700 acres Jul 30, 5:00 PM
|
560 acres
Aug 16, 3:00 PM
−140 acres
was 700 acres · Jul 30, 5:00 PM
|
−140 acres
in 17 days
|
| Containment |
0% Jul 30, 5:00 PM
|
100%
Aug 16, 3:00 PM
+100 percent
was 0% · Jul 30, 5:00 PM
|
+100 percent
in 17 days
|
| Crew size |
69 Jul 30, 5:00 PM
|
5
Aug 16, 3:00 PM
−64
was 69 · Jul 30, 5:00 PM
|
−64
in 17 days
|
| Money spent |
$63,212 Jul 30, 5:00 PM
|
$233,361
Aug 16, 3:00 PM
+$170,149
was $63,212 · Jul 30, 5:00 PM
|
+$170,149
in 17 days
|
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The Kawaihae Road Fire is a wildfire near Hawaii County, Hawaii. It has burned about 560 acres (about 424 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 5 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 16th at 3:00 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
89°F · Scattered Rain Showers
Wind 5 mph WSW · 54% chance of rain
Tonight
74°F · Scattered Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 5 mph SE · 37% chance of rain
Monday
88°F · Isolated Rain Showers
Wind 5 to 13 mph ENE · 23% chance of rain
Monday Night
72°F · Isolated Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 7 mph ENE · 16% chance of rain
Tuesday
87°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 6 mph ENE · 7% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 3:04 p.m. CDT.
About 5 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $233,361 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 1 other active fire, closest first:
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