Stevens County, Washington · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
4,260 acres Aug 9, 10:00 PM
|
4,518 acres
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+258 acres
was 4,260 acres · Aug 9, 10:00 PM
|
+258 acres
in 8 days
|
| Containment |
94% Aug 10, 11:00 PM
|
100%
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+6 percent
was 94% · Aug 10, 11:00 PM
|
+6 percent
in 7 days
|
| Crew size |
23 Aug 10, 11:00 PM
|
27
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+4
was 23 · Aug 10, 11:00 PM
|
+4
in 7 days
|
| Money spent |
$1.3M Aug 10, 11:00 PM
|
$1.4M
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+$100,000
was $1.3M · Aug 10, 11:00 PM
|
+$100,000
in 7 days
|
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The Mitre Rock Fire is a wildfire near Stevens County, Washington. It has burned about 4,518 acres (about 3,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 2 weeks ago. About 27 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team.
The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 11th 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
89°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 1 to 9 mph SW · 2% chance of rain
Tonight
59°F · Haze
Wind 3 to 9 mph NW · 5% chance of rain
Wednesday
86°F · Haze then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 3 to 7 mph N · 42% chance of rain
Wednesday Night
57°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 9 mph N · 60% chance of rain
Thursday
83°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 to 8 mph N · 20% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 11th at 12:03 p.m. CDT.
About 27 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 2 Incident. About $1 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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