No longer in the daily fire updates. The Wells Road Fire last appeared in an official report on August 13, 2026, at 1,865 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 →

Wells Road Fire

Whitman County, Washington · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 13, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
1,865 acres
Sep 22, 11:00 PM
+8 acres
was 1,857 acres · Aug 11, 10:01 PM
Containment
100%
Sep 22, 11:00 PM
+22 percent
was 78% · Aug 12, 11:00 PM
Crew size
99
Sep 22, 11:00 PM
−50
was 149 · Aug 12, 11:00 PM
Money spent
$820,108
Sep 22, 11:00 PM
+$183,521
was $636,587 · Aug 12, 11:00 PM

Wells Road Fire and other nearby fires

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Wells Road Fire summary

The Wells Road Fire is a wildfire near Whitman County, Washington. It has burned about 1,865 acres (about 1,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 99 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team.

Size
1,865 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 8, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 27th at 12:00 a.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
Tonight —
59°F · Haze
Wind 2 mph S · 2% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Thursday
83°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 2 to 12 mph SW · 2% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
47°F · Mostly Clear then Haze
Wind 2 to 12 mph SW · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Friday
77°F · Haze then Sunny
Wind 3 to 7 mph SW · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry
46°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 2 to 8 mph S · 1% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 27th at 12:01 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 99 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $820,109 has been spent on it so far.

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