Wildfire in Waterville Plateau, Washington

Wildfire August 11, 2018 – August 16, 2018 · Waterville Plateau, Washington

$864K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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 775962. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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