Asotin County, Washington · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
0 acres Aug 11, 8:01 PM
|
0 acres
Aug 11, 8:01 PM
|
— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Mutual Aid 449 Fire is a wildfire near Asotin County, Washington. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 11th at 8:01 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
94°F · Haze
Wind 12 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
61°F · Haze
Wind 1 to 10 mph W · 1% chance of rain
Wednesday
92°F · Haze
Wind 1 to 10 mph NW · 2% chance of rain
Wednesday Night
61°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 2 to 10 mph NW · 5% chance of rain
Thursday
89°F · Sunny
Wind 2 to 12 mph NW · 2% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 11th at 7:06 p.m. CDT.
This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.
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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