Cascade Highway Fire

Pend Oreille County, Washington · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Jul 24, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
3 acres
Jul 24, 12:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Cascade Highway Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 This fire Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Cascade Highway Fire summary

The Cascade Highway Fire is a wildfire near Pend Oreille County, Washington. It has burned about 3 acres (about 2 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 7 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
3 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 24, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, July 24th at 12:00 a.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions 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.

Tonight

61°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 3 mph SE · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

94°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 2 to 7 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Friday Night

58°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 7 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

88°F · Sunny

Wind 1 to 12 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Saturday Night

55°F · Clear

Wind 5 to 12 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, July 24th at 12:04 a.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 Cascade Highway Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 7 other active fires, closest first:

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