Mitre Rock Fire

Stevens County, Washington · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 11, 2026 (about 1 month ago)

First reported about 6 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	4,260 acres Aug 9, 10:00 PM	4,518 acres Sep 16, 1:00 AM +258 acres was 4,260 acres · Aug 9, 10:00 PM	+258 acres in about 1 month
Containment	94% Aug 10, 11:00 PM	100% Sep 16, 1:00 AM +6 percent was 94% · Aug 10, 11:00 PM	+6 percent in about 1 month
Crew size	23 Aug 10, 11:00 PM	27 Sep 16, 1:00 AM +4 was 23 · Aug 10, 11:00 PM	+4 in about 1 month
Money spent	$1.3M Aug 10, 11:00 PM	$1.4M Sep 16, 1:00 AM +$100,000 was $1.3M · Aug 10, 11:00 PM	+$100,000 in about 1 month

Mitre Rock Fire summary

The Mitre Rock Fire is a wildfire near Stevens County, Washington. It has burned about 4,518 acres (about 3,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 6 weeks ago. About 27 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team.

Size: 4,518 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: August 2, 2026 (first reported about 6 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 11th at 12:00 p.m. CDT.

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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.

Today

89°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 1 to 9 mph SW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

59°F · Haze

Wind 3 to 9 mph NW · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

86°F · Haze then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 3 to 7 mph N · 42% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Wednesday Night

57°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 9 mph N · 60% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday

83°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 to 8 mph N · 20% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 11th at 12:03 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 27 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 2 Incident. About $1 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

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

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