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OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS

920821

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Event typeevent_typeWildfire
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id920,821
Episode IDepisode_id152,510
Begin UTCbegin_utc2020-09-07T23:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2020-09-17T07:59:00+00:00
StatestateWASHINGTON
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameOKANOGAN HIGHLANDS
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property1.00M
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourcePark/Forest Service
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeVery dry and critical fire conditions over Eastern Washington during July and August produced dry fuels across the region. These fuels, with an incoming cold front's strong winds, created an outbreak of wildfires, blowing smoke, and dust late September 6th - 7th. These conditions ignited over 20 wildfires which destroyed hundreds of thousand acres of land, crops, and homes. 80 percent of the small town of Malden, and nearby Pine City, burned during a fast moving wildfire. There were over 500 miles of Interstate 90, state highways, and roads closed due to fires, low visibility from smoke and dust, and blocked from downed trees. One fatality and two severe injuries occurred when trying to escape one of the wildfires.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeThe Customs Road Wildfire, 1 mile west of Curlew, was started by human causes on September 7th. There were 11 structures lost. The wildfire grew to 2,208 acres, driven by wind and topography, before largely contained by mid-September. The cost of fighting the fire was calculated at 850,000 dollars.
Yearyear2,020

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