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Wildfire in South Washington Cascades, Washington

Wildfire September 22, 2022 – September 30, 2022 · South Washington Cascades, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Siouxon Fire, caused by an abandoned campfire, was reported on the 22nd. It grew to around 306 acres by the end of the month. The fire was primarily in the Siouxon Creek drainage in the southwest corner of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, in remote hard to reach area which was previously impacted by the 2020 Big Hollow Fire and is uncontained.

The wider storm

The Siouxon Fire started in rather benign weather conditions with seasonal temperatures. The fire cause of the fire was determined to be human caused - an abandoned camp fire.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1058156. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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