No longer in the daily fire updates. The Nunamaker Road Fire last appeared in an official report on August 22, 2026, at 20,870 acres and 100% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Nunamaker Road Fire

Franklin County, Washington · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 22, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 6 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
20,870 acres
Sep 22, 5:00 PM
−4,130 acres
was 25,000 acres · Aug 9, 8:00 PM
Containment
100%
Sep 22, 5:00 PM
+20 percent
was 80% · Aug 22, 1:00 PM
Crew size
1
Sep 22, 5:00 PM
−23
was 24 · Aug 9, 8:00 PM
Money spent
$200,000
Sep 22, 5:00 PM
+$154,000
was $46,000 · Aug 9, 8:00 PM

Nunamaker Road Fire and other nearby fires

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Nunamaker Road Fire summary

The Nunamaker Road Fire is a wildfire near Franklin County, Washington. It has burned about 20,870 acres (about 16,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 6 weeks ago. About 1 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
20,870 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 8, 2026 (first reported about 6 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 24th at 6:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
This Afternoon
93°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 6 mph NE · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry
59°F · Patchy Smoke then Partly Cloudy
Wind 7 mph NE · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Tuesday
99°F · Sunny then Patchy Smoke
Wind 5 mph SE · 1% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry
62°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 3 mph SW · 1% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Wednesday
97°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 3 to 8 mph S · 1% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 24th at 6:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 1 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $200,000 has been spent on it so far.

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