2026 Fire Details

Major Fires in Washington State in 2026

Fires that are reported on Inciweb, the inter-agency all-risk incident information management system run by the USFS.

Active Fires on Inciweb (Less than 70% contained)

• Border 2 Fire is in the Pasayten Wilderness, Okanogan County. The fire started on 7/16, as of 9/24 it was 9,108 acres and 75% contained. A closure order is in effect.

• Luna Fire is in North Cascades National park south of the Canadian border. It started on 6/24. As of 9/24/2026 it was 8,553 acres and 42% contained. A closure order is in effect.

• Three Queens fire is burning between Lake Kachees and Lake Cle-Elum. It started on 7/15 and, after a period of minimal activity, grew significantly in early August. As of 9/24 it was 9,551 acres and 31% contained. There is a closure order in effect.

• King Fire is burning in Alpine Lakes Wilderness in Kittitas County. It was started by lightning on 8/19/2026 As of 9/25 it was 3,409 acres and 19% contained. There is a closure order in effect.

• High Lava Fire is in Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Skamania County. It was started by lightning on 7/23/2026. As of 9/11/2026, it was 2,899 acres and 63% contained with 63 personnel assigned. There is a closure order in effect.

Other fire activity and fires more than 80% contained.

The following fires are more than 80% contained or were not reported on Inciweb.

• Ptarmagin Fire is in the Okanogan National forest just south of the Canadian border. The fire started on 7/17, as of 9/9 it was 25,166 acres and 73% contained with 5 personnel assigned. There is a closure order in effect.

• Kaiser Canyon Fire is on the Colville Reservation in Okanogan County. It was started by lightning on 7/16/2026. As of 8/15/2026, it was 138,282 acres and 82% contained. 682 personnel are assigned.

• Goat Fire is burning in Alpine Lakes Wilderness and Okenogan-Wentachee National Forest north of the Teanaway Community Forest in Kittitas County. It started on 8/22/2026 As of 9/25 it was 815 acres and 85% contained with 32 personnel assigned. There is a closure order in effect.

• Wonderland Complex is in the northern part of Mount Rainier National Park. It was started by lightning on 8/7/2026. As of 9/4/2026, it was 339 acres and 100% contained. There is a closure order in effect in the National Park.

• Paradise Fire is in Umatilla National Forest on the Washington-Oregon border. It was started by lightning on 7/16/2026. As of 9/15/2026, it was 9,656 acres and 86% contained. There is a closure order in effect.

• Little Giant Fire is north of Lake Wenatchee in Chelan County. It started on 7/15. As of 9/15, it was 172,705 Acres acres and 81% contained with 687 personnel assigned. There is a closure order in effect.

• Sinhalekin Fire is in Loomis State Forest north of Tonasket. It was started by lightning on 9/16/2026. As of 9/4/2026 it was 166,026 acres and 84% contained with 727 personnel assigned. There are closures on the National Forest, the State Forest and the Sinlahekin Wildlife Area.

• Wonderland Complex is in the northern part of Mount Rainier National Park. It was started by lightning on 8/7/2026. As of 9/4/2026, it was 168 acres and 100% contained. There is a closure order in effect in the National Park.

• Modrite Fire is on the Eastern edge of the Colville Reservation, on the Columbia River. It was started by lightning on 7/17. As of 8/15 it was 57,665 acres and 83% contained with 1153 personnel assigned.

• Hudspeth Fire is North of the Spokane Reservation and east of Lake Roosevelt. The fire started on 8/1. As of 8/15 it was 6,726 acres and 96% contained with 135 personnel assigned.

• Bradeen Hill Fire is in Steven County just east of the Roosevelt river. It started on 7/25. As of 8/15 it was 4,417 acres and 92% contained with 105 personnel assigned.

• Wells Road Fire is in the Whitman County/Eastern Washington. It was started on 8/8/2026. As of 8/12/2026, it was 1,865 acres and 78% contained with 149 personnel assigned.

• Spokane Area Fires: Three fires started in the Spokane Area on September 1, 2026. As of 8/14/2026 The Old Trails Fire was at 3,176 acres/97% contained the Fairview Fire was at 992 acres/97% contained and the Autumn Lane fire was 5,764 acres/97% contained. Evacuation orders have been issued for the Spokane area, and over 600 structures were lost as the fires burned through residential areas.

• Palouse River Fire is in the Whitman County/Eastern Washington. It was started on 8/8/2026. As of 8/12/2026, it was 637 acres and 100% contained with 57 personnel assigned.

• Railroad Fire is in Grant county east of the Columbia. The fire started on 7/23. As of 7/28 it was 8,216 acres and 100% contained.

• B and O Fire in Okanogan County near Omak. The fire was started on 7/9/2026; As of 7/13/2026, it was 2,762 acres and 95% contained.

• Lyon’s Ferry Fire is at the junction of Whitman, Adams and Walla Walla County. It started on 7/16. As of 7/22 it was 33,749 Acres and 100% contained.

• Chelan Hills Fire in Douglas County, near Chelan. The fire was started on 7/4/2026; the cause is currently undetermined but it may be human caused. As of 7/10/2026, it wa 9,861 acres and 95% contained.

• Mount Tom Creek Fire in Olympic National Park. The fire was started by lightning on 6/23/2026. As of 7/10/2026, it was 69 acres and 27% contained. The Inciweb page has not been updated since 7/10 and there is no fire activity visible on the NOAA satellite data as of 7/17/2026.

• Devils Canyon fire, Lyons Ferry Fire and Neff Jones Fire are in in Franklin County, northwest of Richland. They started on 7/16. As of 7/22 they were 100% contained.

• Snake River Fire is in Asotin County. It started in June and is 100% contained.

• Royal Lake Fire is south of Potholes Reservoir in Grant County. It started on 7/16. As of 7/22 it was =1,995 acres and 95% contained.

• Pearl Hill Fire is in Douglas county across the river from Bridgeport state park. It started on 7/25 and is 8,058 acres and was 100% contained as of 7/29.

• Skyo Fire is just south of Packwood in Gifford Pinchot National Forest. It was started by lightning on 7/22/2026. As of 8/9/2026 it was 254 acres and 83% contained.

• Colwash Fire is in Yakima County near Mabton and Prosser. It started on 8/22. As of 8/26, it was 39,073 Acres acres and 95% contained.

• Backbone Fire is just south of Mount Rainier National Park in Mount-Baker Snoqualmie Natonal Forset on US-12. It was started on 8/5/2026. As of 8/29/2026, it was 17 acres and 89% contained with 50 personnel assigned. There is a closure order in effect.

• Grand Park 2 Fire is in Mount Rainier National Park. It started on 8/7/2026. As of 8/29 it was 168 acres, 82% contained and had 64 personnel assigned. here is a closure order in effect in the National Park. and Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest.

• Palouse River Fire is in the Whitman County/Eastern Washington. It was started on 8/8/2026. As of 8/12/2026, it was 637 acres and 100% contained with 57 personnel assigned.

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