Wildfire in Okanogan County, Washington

Wildfire July 22, 2000 · Okanogan County, Washington

$3.3M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

The "Rocky Hull" wildfire, which was sparked by lightning several days earlier and fanned by gusty winds, destroyed thirty-three homes in the Mount Hull area. One man suffered a heart attack and died while trying to, according to a newspaper article, "help his fellow residents" against the fire. The indicated cost of this fire only reflects property damage and does not include the roughly $4 million price tag of fighting the fire. The fire burned 9,375 acres.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5151352. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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