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Washington Wildfires: Live Fire Map

40 active wildfires burning 621,201 acres in Washington right now. NIFC/IRWIN data.

40
Active fires
621K
Acres
14
Under 50% contained
121
Air quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups

Current situation in Washington

Elevated activity
Large fires (1K+)
23
New fires (48h)
5
NWS alerts
0

Washington currently has 40 active wildfires burning a combined 621,201 acres. 23 of them are large incidents of 1,000+ acres, and 9 of those are still under 50% containment. The biggest is the Sinlahekin fire in Okanogan County at 147,715 acres, 42% contained. 5 new fires have been discovered in the past 48 hours. No fire weather alerts are in effect for the state right now. Air quality near the center of the state is unhealthy for sensitive groups (AQI 121).

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Bold outline: Washington boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.

This season vs the last decade

206% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026765K acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)372K acres

So far in 2026, 765K acres have burned in Washington, 206% of the 372K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires in Washington

Wildfire history in Washington

All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.

2015
Worst year · 1.6M acres
1,473
Fires / year · average
19K
Total fires · since 2014
Human & property impact, 1999-2020
2,745
Structures destroyed
8
Lives lost
$1.8B
Reported cost

From 887 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).

Acres burned by year
'15
'20
'25
'26
Fires recorded by year
9932.0K2014: 827 fires20142015: 1.3K fires2016: 951 fires20162017: 1.1K fires2018: 1.5K fires20182019: 1.5K fires2020: 1.7K fires20202021: 1.9K fires2022: 1.6K fires20222023: 2.0K fires2024: 1.7K fires20242025: 2.0K fires2026: 1.2K fires2026
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, Washington averaged 334K acres burned and 1,695 fires per year. That is 49% down in acreage and 27% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Recent seasons have been quieter than the long-term norm.

Largest fires on record in Washington

  • Carlton Complex2014471 structures destroyed256,108 acres
  • 3222014249,970 acres
  • Pearl Hill202055 structures destroyed223,730 acres
  • North Star20151 structure destroyed218,138 acres
  • Cold Springs2020138 structures destroyed · 1 death189,923 acres

Emergency resources for Washington

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

Washington DNR wildfire informationEvacuationsCurrent wildfire incidents on state-protected lands.dnr.wa.govWashington Emergency Management DivisionAlertsState alerts and disaster response.mil.wa.govRed Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

Fires near a city in Washington

SeattleSpokaneTacomaWenatcheeYakimaBellingham

Nearby states

California (110)Oregon (93)Wyoming (28)Montana (27)Arizona (23)Idaho (21)