Okanogan County, Washington · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
24,057 acres Aug 14, 7:01 PM
|
24,516 acres
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
+459 acres
was 24,057 acres · Aug 14, 7:01 PM
|
+459 acres
in 3 days
|
| Containment |
26% Aug 15, 9:00 PM
|
40%
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
+14 percent
was 26% · Aug 15, 9:00 PM
|
+14 percent
in 1 day
|
| Crew size |
104 Aug 15, 9:00 PM
|
81
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
−23
was 104 · Aug 15, 9:00 PM
|
−23
in 1 day
|
| Money spent |
$6.4M Aug 15, 9:00 PM
|
$6.8M
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
+$404,718
was $6.4M · Aug 15, 9:00 PM
|
+$404,718
in 1 day
|
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The Ptarmigan Fire is a wildfire near Okanogan County, Washington. It has burned about 24,516 acres (about 19,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 40% of its edge; the other 60% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 81 people are on it, run by a NIMO. 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
73°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 0 to 7 mph NW · 10% chance of rain
Tonight
49°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 2 to 6 mph SW · 4% chance of rain
Tuesday
71°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 2 to 9 mph W · 1% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
47°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 2 to 9 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday
74°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 1 to 7 mph W · 2% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 8:03 a.m. CDT.
About 81 people are assigned to this fire, run by a NIMO. The government rates it a Type 2 Incident. About $7 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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