Little Giant Fire
Active
Chelan County, Washington · Discovered July 16, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 3 days ago
Little Giant Fire
The Little Giant Fire fire has burned 172,912 acres in Chelan County, Washington. Crews have fully contained the fire. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 3 mph toward the E, with gusts to 3 mph. Air quality near the fire is moderate (AQI 73). 31 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Little Giant Fire size over time
48 official size readingsGrew from 117K to 173K acres across these reports.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Containment rose to 100%
13 days ago · October 28, 2026Fire reported 100% contained
13 days ago · October 28, 2026Containment rose to 91%
43 days ago · September 28, 2026Grew 119 acres in 5 days to 172,814 acres
54 days ago · September 17, 2026Grew 202 acres in 24 hours to 172,401 acres
61 days ago · September 11, 2026Grew 741 acres in 48 hours to 172,199 acres
62 days ago · September 10, 2026Grew 295 acres in 48 hours to 171,458 acres
64 days ago · September 8, 2026Grew 379 acres in 5 days to 171,163 acres
66 days ago · September 6, 2026Containment rose to 81%
67 days ago · September 4, 2026Containment rose to 73%
68 days ago · September 3, 2026Containment rose to 65%
69 days ago · September 3, 2026Grew 7,695 acres in 23 hours to 170,784 acres
71 days ago · September 1, 2026Containment rose to 49%
72 days ago · August 31, 2026Grew 128 acres in 2 days to 163,089 acres
72 days ago · August 31, 2026Containment rose to 27%
74 days ago · August 29, 2026Grew 6,513 acres in 24 hours to 162,961 acres
74 days ago · August 29, 2026Grew 6,585 acres in 24 hours to 156,448 acres
75 days ago · August 28, 2026Grew 2,237 acres in 22 hours to 149,863 acres
76 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 1,584 acres in 25 hours to 147,626 acres
77 days ago · August 26, 2026Containment rose to 21%
78 days ago · August 25, 2026Grew 1,210 acres in 24 hours to 146,042 acres
78 days ago · August 25, 2026Grew 2,614 acres in 25 hours to 144,832 acres
79 days ago · August 24, 2026Grew 1,839 acres in 22 hours to 142,218 acres
80 days ago · August 23, 2026Grew 1,904 acres in 25 hours to 140,379 acres
81 days ago · August 22, 2026Grew 882 acres in 23 hours to 138,475 acres
82 days ago · August 21, 2026Containment rose to 12%
83 days ago · August 20, 2026Grew 1,608 acres in 26 hours to 137,593 acres
83 days ago · August 20, 2026Grew 1,350 acres in 24 hours to 135,985 acres
84 days ago · August 19, 2026Grew 1,645 acres in 9 hours to 134,635 acres
85 days ago · August 18, 2026Grew 639 acres in 38 hours to 132,990 acres
85 days ago · August 17, 2026Grew 3,182 acres in 22 hours to 132,351 acres
87 days ago · August 16, 2026Grew 1,084 acres in 25 hours to 129,169 acres
88 days ago · August 15, 2026Containment rose to 7%
89 days ago · August 14, 2026Grew 597 acres in 24 hours to 128,085 acres
89 days ago · August 14, 2026Grew 5,087 acres in 24 hours to 127,488 acres
90 days ago · August 13, 2026Grew 5,445 acres in 13 hours to 122,401 acres
91 days ago · August 12, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 116,956 acres
91 days ago · August 11, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/28/2026, 11:09:44 PM | 172,912 acres | 100% |
| 10/13/2026, 11:09:56 PM | 172,912 acres | 95% |
| 10/11/2026, 2:46:07 AM | 172,906 acres | 95% |
| 10/8/2026, 12:07:37 AM | 172,906 acres | 93% |
| 10/6/2026, 12:08:46 AM | 172,904 acres | 93% |
| 10/4/2026, 12:43:10 AM | 172,902 acres | 93% |
| 10/3/2026, 12:09:24 AM | 172,899 acres | 93% |
| 9/30/2026, 8:31:03 PM | 172,896 acres | 93% |
| 9/29/2026, 10:22:40 PM | 172,891 acres | 93% |
| 9/28/2026, 11:32:47 PM | 172,891 acres | 91% |
| 9/25/2026, 11:43:54 PM | 172,891 acres | 81% |
| 9/24/2026, 11:59:01 PM | 172,889 acres | 81% |
| 9/24/2026, 12:45:23 AM | 172,879 acres | 81% |
| 9/22/2026, 11:48:49 PM | 172,850 acres | 81% |
| 9/22/2026, 12:38:57 AM | 172,836 acres | 81% |
| 9/17/2026, 10:04:24 PM | 172,814 acres | 81% |
| 9/15/2026, 11:36:16 PM | 172,705 acres | 81% |
| 9/13/2026, 12:06:49 AM | 172,695 acres | 81% |
| 9/12/2026, 12:22:26 AM | 172,592 acres | 81% |
| 9/11/2026, 2:32:17 AM | 172,401 acres | 81% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
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