Wildfire — Waterville Plateau, Washington

2018-08-11 to 2018-08-16 · Waterville Plateau, Washington

Event narrative

A firefighter was injured when he was trapped by flames while fighting the Grass Valley Wildfire.

Wider weather episode

The Grass Valley Wildfire near Grand Coulee began on August 11th from an unknown cause and quickly spread on breezy winds to consume 74,835 acres of grass and scrub land, threatening the nearby towns of Grand Coulee and Electric City by the afternoon of August 12th. The fire destroyed 5 outbuildings and damaged one home before it was contained. One firefighter suffered severe burns when fire behavior unexpectedly intensified during the first day of the fire.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 775962. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.