Little Giant Fire
Active
Chelan County, Washington · Discovered July 16, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 16 hours ago · Perimeter mapped 16 hours ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Little Giant Fire
The Little Giant Fire fire has burned 172,891 acres in Chelan County, Washington. Crews have reached 81% containment. It has grown by about 2 acres in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 3 mph toward the W, with gusts to 6 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 8). 763 personnel are assigned to the incident.
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Incident timeline
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Grew 119 acres in 5 days to 172,814 acres
8 days ago · September 17, 2026Grew 202 acres in 24 hours to 172,401 acres
15 days ago · September 11, 2026Grew 741 acres in 48 hours to 172,199 acres
16 days ago · September 10, 2026Grew 295 acres in 48 hours to 171,458 acres
18 days ago · September 8, 2026Grew 379 acres in 5 days to 171,163 acres
20 days ago · September 6, 2026Containment rose to 81%
21 days ago · September 4, 2026Containment rose to 73%
22 days ago · September 3, 2026Containment rose to 65%
23 days ago · September 3, 2026Grew 7,695 acres in 23 hours to 170,784 acres
25 days ago · September 1, 2026Containment rose to 49%
26 days ago · August 31, 2026Grew 128 acres in 2 days to 163,089 acres
26 days ago · August 31, 2026Containment rose to 27%
28 days ago · August 29, 2026Grew 6,513 acres in 24 hours to 162,961 acres
28 days ago · August 29, 2026Grew 6,585 acres in 24 hours to 156,448 acres
29 days ago · August 28, 2026Grew 2,237 acres in 22 hours to 149,863 acres
30 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 1,584 acres in 25 hours to 147,626 acres
31 days ago · August 26, 2026Containment rose to 21%
32 days ago · August 25, 2026Grew 1,210 acres in 24 hours to 146,042 acres
32 days ago · August 25, 2026Grew 2,614 acres in 25 hours to 144,832 acres
33 days ago · August 24, 2026Grew 1,839 acres in 22 hours to 142,218 acres
34 days ago · August 23, 2026Grew 1,904 acres in 25 hours to 140,379 acres
35 days ago · August 22, 2026Grew 882 acres in 23 hours to 138,475 acres
36 days ago · August 21, 2026Containment rose to 12%
37 days ago · August 20, 2026Grew 1,608 acres in 26 hours to 137,593 acres
37 days ago · August 20, 2026Grew 1,350 acres in 24 hours to 135,985 acres
38 days ago · August 19, 2026Grew 1,645 acres in 9 hours to 134,635 acres
39 days ago · August 18, 2026Grew 639 acres in 38 hours to 132,990 acres
39 days ago · August 17, 2026Grew 3,182 acres in 22 hours to 132,351 acres
41 days ago · August 16, 2026Grew 1,084 acres in 25 hours to 129,169 acres
42 days ago · August 15, 2026Containment rose to 7%
43 days ago · August 14, 2026Grew 597 acres in 24 hours to 128,085 acres
43 days ago · August 14, 2026Grew 5,087 acres in 24 hours to 127,488 acres
44 days ago · August 13, 2026Grew 5,445 acres in 13 hours to 122,401 acres
45 days ago · August 12, 2026Fire first reported in official feeds at 116,956 acres
46 days ago · August 11, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 9/10/2026, 2:41:31 AM | 172,199 acres | 81% |
| 9/9/2026, 1:51:30 AM | 171,526 acres | 81% |
| 9/8/2026, 2:21:11 AM | 171,458 acres | 81% |
| 9/6/2026, 2:15:42 AM | 171,163 acres | 81% |
| 9/4/2026, 7:29:01 PM | 170,784 acres | 81% |
| 9/3/2026, 11:44:18 PM | 170,784 acres | 73% |
| 9/3/2026, 12:44:53 AM | 170,784 acres | 65% |
| 9/1/2026, 12:52:58 AM | 170,784 acres | 49% |
| 8/31/2026, 1:54:59 AM | 163,089 acres | 49% |
| 8/29/2026, 1:14:41 AM | 162,961 acres | 27% |
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