Douglas County, Washington · Wildfire
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The Chelan Hills Fire is a wildfire near Douglas County, Washington. It has burned about 9,861 acres (about 7,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 2 weeks ago. About 100 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 Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 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 · Sunny
Wind 15 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
61°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 2 to 14 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Sunday
97°F · Sunny
Wind 3 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Sunday Night
66°F · Partly Cloudy then Patchy Smoke
Wind 0 to 3 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Monday
99°F · Partly Sunny
Wind 0 to 3 mph E · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:32 p.m. CDT.
About 100 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $4 million has been spent on it so far.
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