Diamond Creek fire
| Diamond Creek Fire | |
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 Diamond Creek Fire smoke plume is the northernmost visible in this September 3 satellite image | |
| Date(s) | July 23, 2017 |
| Location | Pasayten Wilderness Okanogan County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 48°51′18″N 120°24′47″W / 48.855°N 120.413°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 128,272 acres (51,910 ha) |
| Land use | Forest |
| Impacts | |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Human activity |
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The Diamond Creek Fire was a wildfire in the Pasayten Wilderness, Okanogan County, Washington, that began with an improperly extinguished campfire on July 23, 2017.[1][2][3] In July, the fire threatened historic cabins with destruction.[4] On August 31, it spread to Canada in an area between Cathedral Provincial Park and Manning Provincial Park.[5] On September 6, it grew beyond 100,000 acres to become a megafire. The fire was contained on October 23, 2017.[6]
References
- ^ Diamond Creek Fire incident information, accessed 2017-09-05
- ^ Matt Stephens (September 6, 2017), "Pacific Northwest Fires Smother Region in Smoke and Ash", The New York Times
- ^ Keiko Betcher (July 24, 2017), It's Wildfire Season: Closures, Conditions and Air Quality, Washington Trails Association
- ^ K.C. Mehaffey (July 25, 2017), "Wilderness fire grows, historic cabins threatened", Wenatchee World, Wenatchee, Washington
- ^ Jesse Ferreras (August 31, 2017), "Massive Washington state wildfire jumps into B.C. between Manning and Cathedral Parks", Global News Morning, British Columbia, Canada
- ^ "Diamond Creek Fire". InciWeb. US Forest Service. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
External links
Media related to Diamond Creek Fire at Wikimedia Commons- Post-Fire Burned Area Emergency Response Information Brief for the Diamond Creek Fire.
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