English: The Twisp River Fire was reported on August 19 at 1223 Pacific Daylight Time. The fire started when tree branches struck a nearby powerline. By 0600 hours on August 20, it was reported to be 7,231 acres and had reached the outskirts of Twisp, Washington. The fire’s final reported acreage on August 26 was 11,922 acres. This narrative describes the events that took place during the initial attack of this incident. The intent of this report is to capture - as accurately as we can - what happened on the Twisp River Fire so that we can learn how to prevent fatality fires in the future.