Wells Road Fire

Whitman County, Washington · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 13, 2026 (23 days ago)

First reported about 4 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	1,857 acres Aug 11, 10:01 PM	1,865 acres Sep 5, 2:00 AM +8 acres was 1,857 acres · Aug 11, 10:01 PM	+8 acres in 24 days
Containment	78% Aug 12, 11:00 PM	100% Sep 5, 2:00 AM +22 percent was 78% · Aug 12, 11:00 PM	+22 percent in 23 days
Crew size	149 Aug 12, 11:00 PM	99 Sep 5, 2:00 AM −50 was 149 · Aug 12, 11:00 PM	−50 in 23 days
Money spent	$636,587 Aug 12, 11:00 PM	$820,108 Sep 5, 2:00 AM +$183,521 was $636,587 · Aug 12, 11:00 PM	+$183,521 in 23 days

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 4 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 4 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

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

Tonight

59°F · Haze

Wind 2 mph S · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

83°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 2 to 12 mph SW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Thursday Night

47°F · Mostly Clear then Haze

Wind 2 to 12 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

77°F · Haze then Sunny

Wind 3 to 7 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Friday Night

46°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 2 to 8 mph S · 1% chance of 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.

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 Wells Road Fire

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

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