Three Queens Fire

Kittitas County, Washington · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 2, 2026 (about 5 hours ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
9,349 acres
Sep 2, 1:00 AM
+356 acres
was 8,993 acres · Sep 1, 8:00 PM
Containment
8%
Sep 2, 1:00 AM
+3 percent
was 5% · Sep 1, 8:00 PM
Crew size
703
Sep 2, 1:00 AM
−23
was 726 · Sep 1, 8:00 PM
Money spent
$41.0M
Sep 2, 1:00 AM
+$1.4M
was $39.6M · Sep 1, 8:00 PM

Three Queens Fire and other nearby fires

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Three Queens Fire summary

The Three Queens Fire is a wildfire near Kittitas County, Washington. It has burned about 9,349 acres (about 7,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 8% of its edge; the other 92% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 703 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
9,349 acres
Containment
8%
Discovered
July 16, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, September 2nd at 1:00 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

43°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 5 to 12 mph W · 11% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

49°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 2 to 7 mph S · 93% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Wednesday Night

38°F · Rain Showers then Chance Rain And Snow Showers

Wind 2 to 6 mph SW · 93% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday

44°F · Patchy Smoke then Areas Of Smoke

Wind 2 mph W · 66% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday Night

38°F · Rain Showers Likely

Wind 2 mph NW · 55% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, September 2nd at 1:01 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 703 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 1 Incident (the highest complexity level). About $41 million has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Three Queens Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:

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