King County, Washington · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
0 acres Aug 8, 2:00 PM
|
2 acres
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
+2 acres
was 0 acres · Aug 8, 2:00 PM
|
+2 acres
in 8 days
|
| Containment | — |
0%
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
|
— |
| Crew size |
10 Aug 8, 7:00 PM
|
2
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
−8
was 10 · Aug 8, 7:00 PM
|
−8
in 7 days
|
| Money spent |
$70,000 Aug 8, 7:00 PM
|
$90,000
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
+$20,000
was $70,000 · Aug 8, 7:00 PM
|
+$20,000
in 7 days
|
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The Money Creek Fire is a wildfire near King County, Washington. It has burned about 2 acres (about 2 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 2 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 16th at 5:00 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.
Overnight
56°F · Cloudy
Wind 2 mph WNW · 2% chance of rain
Sunday
68°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 1 to 6 mph WNW · 2% chance of rain
Sunday Night
55°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 1 to 6 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain
Monday
73°F · Partly Sunny
Wind 1 to 7 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain
Monday Night
55°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 2 to 7 mph SW · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 5:02 a.m. CDT.
About 2 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $90,000 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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