Lewis County, Washington · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
14 acres Aug 13, 7:01 PM
|
15 acres
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
+1 acres
was 14 acres · Aug 13, 7:01 PM
|
+1 acres
in 4 days
|
| Containment | — |
0%
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
|
— |
| Crew size |
136 Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
143
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
+7
was 136 · Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
+7
in 1 day
|
| Money spent |
$1.4M Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
$1.7M
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
+$350,000
was $1.4M · Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
+$350,000
in 1 day
|
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The Backbone Fire is a wildfire near Lewis County, Washington. It has burned about 15 acres (about 11 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 12 days ago. About 143 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team. 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 11:00 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
84°F · Sunny
Wind 1 to 7 mph SW · 1% chance of rain
Tonight
57°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 1 to 6 mph ENE · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday
80°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 1 to 8 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
56°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 1 to 8 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday
82°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 1 to 6 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 11:05 a.m. CDT.
About 143 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $2 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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