Kaiser Canyon Fire

Okanogan County, Washington · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 2, 2026 (about 7 hours ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
138,293 acres
Sep 2, 2:00 AM
+9 acres
was 138,284 acres · Aug 24, 8:00 PM
Containment
99%
Sep 2, 2:00 AM
+1 percent
was 98% · Aug 31, 7:00 PM
Crew size
108
Sep 2, 2:00 AM
−46
was 154 · Aug 31, 7:00 PM
Money spent
$59.9M
Sep 2, 2:00 AM
+$140,000
was $59.8M · Aug 31, 7:00 PM

Kaiser Canyon Fire and other nearby fires

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Kaiser Canyon Fire summary

The Kaiser Canyon Fire is a wildfire near Okanogan County, Washington. It has burned about 138,293 acres (about 105,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 99% of its edge; the other 1% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 108 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team. We're also tracking 6 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
138,293 acres
Containment
99%
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 2:00 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

57°F · Areas Of Smoke then Chance Rain Showers

Wind 2 to 8 mph SE · 34% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Wednesday

76°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 5 to 17 mph S · 48% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Wednesday Night

54°F · Rain Showers Likely

Wind 12 to 21 mph S · 66% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday

72°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 12 mph S · 48% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Thursday Night

50°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 1 to 10 mph SE · 42% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, September 2nd at 2:00 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 108 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $60 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 Kaiser Canyon Fire

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

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