Ptarmigan Fire
No longer in current feed
Okanogan County, Washington · Discovered July 17, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 33 days ago
Ptarmigan Fire
The Ptarmigan Fire fire has burned 25,566 acres in Okanogan County, Washington. It is no longer in the current official feed, so the figures on this page reflect the last data reported. Crews have reached 90% containment. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 42). 2 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Ptarmigan Fire size over time
15 official size readingsGrew from 23K to 26K acres across these reports.
Acreage as reported by the official incident feed, recorded by Fire Nearby each time it changes. Hover or tap the chart for each reading.
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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 90%
33 days ago · October 8, 2026Grew 462 acres in 40 days to 25,566 acres
33 days ago · October 8, 2026Containment rose to 73%
69 days ago · September 3, 2026Grew 384 acres in 9 days to 25,104 acres
73 days ago · August 30, 2026Grew 449 acres in 25 hours to 24,720 acres
82 days ago · August 21, 2026Mapped size revised down to 24,271 acres (from 24,647)
83 days ago · August 20, 2026Grew 131 acres in 3 days to 24,647 acres
85 days ago · August 18, 2026Containment rose to 55%
85 days ago · August 17, 2026Containment rose to 40%
87 days ago · August 16, 2026Containment rose to 26%
88 days ago · August 15, 2026Grew 459 acres in 47 hours to 24,516 acres
88 days ago · August 15, 2026Containment rose to 13%
90 days ago · August 13, 2026Grew 312 acres in 25 hours to 24,057 acres
90 days ago · August 13, 2026Grew 278 acres in 10 hours to 23,745 acres
91 days ago · August 12, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 23,467 acres
91 days ago · August 11, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: Ptarmigan Fire
107 days ago · July 26, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/8/2026, 3:38:54 PM | 25,566 acres | 90% |
| 9/28/2026, 8:02:48 PM | 25,166 acres | 75% |
| 9/3/2026, 12:44:53 AM | 25,166 acres | 73% |
| 8/30/2026, 10:23:42 PM | 25,166 acres | 55% |
| 8/30/2026, 12:06:36 AM | 25,104 acres | 55% |
| 8/22/2026, 2:29:24 AM | 24,770 acres | 55% |
| 8/21/2026, 12:53:53 AM | 24,720 acres | 55% |
| 8/20/2026, 12:01:30 AM | 24,271 acres | 55% |
| 8/18/2026, 12:54:15 AM | 24,647 acres | 55% |
| 8/17/2026, 4:26:42 PM | 24,516 acres | 55% |
| 8/16/2026, 2:11:32 AM | 24,516 acres | 40% |
| 8/15/2026, 12:48:58 AM | 24,516 acres | 26% |
| 8/13/2026, 1:32:03 AM | 24,057 acres | 13% |
| 8/12/2026, 12:19:39 AM | 23,745 acres | 8% |
| 8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM | 23,467 acres | 8% |
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.