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Top of the World Declared Wildfire 2024

  • Incident Information:

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    Top of the World Declared Wildfire Review.pdf (2.54 MB) 2.54 MB

  • Location:

    Washington

  • Date:

    10/14/2024

  • Incident Type:

    Wildfire Declaration

  • Description:

    On Monday October 14th, 2024, the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (CRGNSA), in Klickitat County Washington, began implementation of the Top of the World Prescribed Fire. The initial results of the test fire were favorable and burning continued into the early afternoon. Around 1600 a sudden increase in winds led to an increase in fire behavior which resulted in multiple spot fires. The rates of spread in the new spot fires quickly outpaced the on-site resources’ ability to contain them and the prescribed fire was declared a wildfire at 1625. With the support of additional resources, the Top of the World Fire was contained at 0323 the following morning at 171 acres, which included 45 acres of the planned prescribed burn unit. The fire was kept exclusively on NFS lands and impacts to the public were limited to smoke created by the fire.

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