Garda Falls Fire
Active
Pierce County, Washington · Discovered August 24, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 5 days ago · Perimeter mapped 5 days ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Garda Falls Fire
The Garda Falls Fire fire has burned 73 acres in Pierce County, Washington. Crews have reached 0% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 23).
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Firefighting aircraft on scene (N125CL)
11 days ago · September 27, 2026New perimeter mapped at 71 acres (national perimeter feed)
38 days ago · August 31, 2026Now mapped at 50 acres
43 days ago · August 27, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds
45 days ago · August 24, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/8/2026, 10:16:27 PM | 73 acres | 0% |
| 9/6/2026, 1:45:40 AM | 72 acres | 0% |
| 9/1/2026, 1:45:11 AM | 71 acres | 0% |
| 8/31/2026, 2:39:56 AM | 69 acres | 0% |
| 8/29/2026, 2:45:12 AM | 60 acres | 0% |
| 8/28/2026, 3:01:26 AM | 40 acres | 0% |
| 8/27/2026, 6:17:48 PM | 0.1 acres | 0% |
| 8/27/2026, 12:42:36 AM | 50 acres | 0% |
| 8/26/2026, 1:59:50 AM | 2.0 acres | 0% |
| 8/25/2026, 4:51:56 PM | 0.1 acres | 0% |
| 8/25/2026, 3:44:17 AM | 1.0 acres | 0% |
| 8/24/2026, 8:43:12 PM | 0.1 acres | - |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.