Wildfire in Okanogan Highlands, Washington

Wildfire August 11, 2018 – August 31, 2018 · Okanogan Highlands, Washington

$13.0M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Washington Dept. of Natural Resources reported two homes and several additional structures destroyed in the Boyds Wildfire. The cost of fire fighting resources involved in containing this fire was calculated at 12.6 million dollars.

The wider storm

The Boyds Wildfire on the west side of Lake Roosevelt near Kettle Falls began on August 11th from an unknown cause and eventually consumed 4712 acres of timber and brush. The fire mostly consumed timber on the slopes west of Lake Roosevelt, however at lower elevations the fire closed the main highway along Lake Roosevelt and destroyed two homes and several outbuildings. The fire was largely contained by September 1st.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 775971. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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