No longer in the daily fire updates. The Thorpe Prairie Fire last appeared in an official report on August 5, at 2 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Thorpe Prairie Fire

Kittitas County, Washington · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 5, 2026 (12 days ago)
First reported about 6 weeks ago
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Size
2 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

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Thorpe Prairie Fire summary

The Thorpe Prairie Fire is a wildfire near Kittitas County, Washington. It has burned about 2 acres (about 2 football fields). It was first reported about 6 weeks ago.

Size
2 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 9, 2026 (first reported about 6 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 8th at 7:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

⚠️ Red Flag Warning in effect. The National Weather Service has flagged conditions here — usually wind plus dry air — that can make fires spread fast. This is the official warning that fire danger is high 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

85°F · Sunny

Wind 16 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

57°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 15 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

83°F · Sunny

Wind 10 to 15 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday Night

56°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 15 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

81°F · Sunny

Wind 13 to 16 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 8th at 7:04 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

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