Lyons Ferry Fire

Franklin County, Washington · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 10, 2026 (22 days ago)

First reported about 7 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	34,011 acres Jul 21, 8:00 AM	33,749 acres Sep 2, 2:00 AM −262 acres was 34,011 acres · Jul 21, 8:00 AM	−262 acres in about 1 month
Containment	53% Jul 21, 8:00 AM	100% Sep 2, 2:00 AM +47 percent was 53% · Jul 21, 8:00 AM	+47 percent in about 1 month
Crew size	207 Jul 21, 8:00 AM	72 Sep 2, 2:00 AM −135 was 207 · Jul 21, 8:00 AM	−135 in about 1 month
Money spent	—	$2.2M Sep 2, 2:00 AM	—

Lyons Ferry Fire summary

The Lyons Ferry Fire is a wildfire near Franklin County, Washington. It has burned about 33,749 acres (about 26,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 72 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team.

Size: 33,749 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: July 16, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 24th at 7:01 p.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.

This Afternoon

94°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 6 mph NE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

58°F · Patchy Smoke then Partly Cloudy

Wind 1 to 5 mph NE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

100°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 3 mph S · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Very hot Dry

Tuesday Night

61°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 2 mph S · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

98°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 1 to 7 mph S · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 24th at 7:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 72 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $2 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.

Nearby fires to Lyons Ferry Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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