Okanogan County, Washington · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
138,282 acres Aug 15, 9:00 PM
|
138,296 acres
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+14 acres
was 138,282 acres · Aug 15, 9:00 PM
|
+14 acres
in about 17 hours
|
| Containment |
82% Aug 15, 9:00 PM
|
83%
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+1 percent
was 82% · Aug 15, 9:00 PM
|
+1 percent
in about 17 hours
|
| Crew size |
682 Aug 15, 9:00 PM
|
629
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
−53
was 682 · Aug 15, 9:00 PM
|
−53
in about 17 hours
|
| Money spent |
$48.6M Aug 15, 9:00 PM
|
$49.7M
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+$1.1M
was $48.6M · Aug 15, 9:00 PM
|
+$1.1M
in about 17 hours
|
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The Kaiser Canyon Fire is a wildfire near Okanogan County, Washington. It has burned about 138,296 acres (about 105,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 83% of its edge; the other 17% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 629 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. 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 2:01 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.
This Afternoon
92°F · Haze
Wind 2 to 6 mph SW · 7% chance of rain
Tonight
63°F · Haze
Wind 5 mph NE · 7% chance of rain
Monday
93°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 1 to 6 mph SW · 1% chance of rain
Monday Night
64°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 1 to 5 mph NE · 2% chance of rain
Tuesday
93°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 1 to 8 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 2:04 p.m. CDT.
About 629 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 1 Incident (the highest complexity level). About $50 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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