Wildfire — South Washington Cascades, Washington

2022-09-22 to 2022-09-30 · South Washington Cascades, Washington

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1058156. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.