Viola Fire

Pierce County, Washington · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Jul 23, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported today
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Size
0 acres
Jul 23, 12:00 PM
0 acres
Jul 23, 12:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Viola Fire and other nearby fires

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Viola Fire summary

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The Viola Fire is a wildfire near Pierce County, Washington. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 6 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 23, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, July 23rd at 12:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

⚠️ Red Flag Warning in effect. The National Weather Service has flagged conditions here — usually wind plus dry air — that can make fires spread fast. This is the official warning that fire danger is high right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

Today

74°F · Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Sunny

Wind 2 to 9 mph NW · 18% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tonight

56°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 1 to 9 mph W · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

78°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 1 to 10 mph WNW · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Friday Night

55°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 1 to 9 mph W · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

67°F · Chance Light Rain

Wind 1 to 14 mph W · 28% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, July 23rd at 12:05 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Viola Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 6 other active fires, closest first:

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