Spokane County, Washington · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
5,776 acres Aug 10, 8:00 PM
|
5,764 acres
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
−12 acres
was 5,776 acres · Aug 10, 8:00 PM
|
−12 acres
in 7 days
|
| Containment |
89% Aug 12, 8:00 PM
|
97%
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
+8 percent
was 89% · Aug 12, 8:00 PM
|
+8 percent
in 5 days
|
| Crew size |
21 Aug 15, 7:01 PM
|
41
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
+20
was 21 · Aug 15, 7:01 PM
|
+20
in 1 day
|
| Money spent |
$11.3M Aug 14, 8:00 PM
|
$13.1M
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
+$1.7M
was $11.3M · Aug 14, 8:00 PM
|
+$1.7M
in 3 days
|
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The Autumn Lane Fire is a wildfire near Spokane County, Washington. It has burned about 5,764 acres (about 4,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 97% of its edge; the other 3% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 2 weeks ago. About 41 people are on it, run by a Type 4 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 8:00 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
89°F · Patchy Smoke then Mostly Sunny
Wind 0 to 6 mph N · 2% chance of rain
Tonight
58°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 0 to 6 mph W · 2% chance of rain
Tuesday
88°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 1 to 9 mph S · 1% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
57°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 2 to 9 mph S · 1% chance of rain
Wednesday
86°F · Sunny
Wind 2 to 7 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 8:04 a.m. CDT.
About 41 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $13 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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