Royal Lake Fire

Adams County, Washington · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 22, 2026 (about 1 month ago)

First reported about 7 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	2,037 acres Jul 21, 8:00 AM	1,995 acres Sep 2, 2:00 AM −42 acres was 2,037 acres · Jul 21, 8:00 AM	−42 acres in about 1 month
Containment	95% Jul 22, 5:00 PM	100% Sep 2, 2:00 AM +5 percent was 95% · Jul 22, 5:00 PM	+5 percent in about 1 month
Crew size	21 Jul 22, 5:00 PM	7 Sep 2, 2:00 AM −14 was 21 · Jul 22, 5:00 PM	−14 in about 1 month
Money spent	—	$490,000 Sep 2, 2:00 AM	—

Royal Lake Fire summary

The Royal Lake Fire is a wildfire near Adams County, Washington. It has burned about 1,995 acres (about 2,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 7 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size: 1,995 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 Thursday, July 30th at 12:00 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.

Today

92°F · Sunny

Wind 8 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

57°F · Clear

Wind 1 to 6 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

95°F · Sunny

Wind 3 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Friday Night

61°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

91°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 23 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, July 30th at 1:03 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 7 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $490,000 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 Royal Lake Fire

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

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