No longer in the daily fire updates. The Palouse River Fire last appeared in an official report on August 12, 2026, at 637 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 →

Palouse River Fire

Whitman County, Washington · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 12, 2026 (2 months ago)
First reported about 2 months ago
Metric Now
Size
637 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+12 acres
was 625 acres · Aug 9, 11:00 PM
Containment
100%
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+20 percent
was 80% · Aug 11, 8:01 PM
Crew size
57
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
−9
was 66 · Aug 11, 8:01 PM
Money spent
$208,213
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+$8,213
was $200,000 · Aug 11, 8:01 PM

Palouse River Fire and other nearby fires

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Palouse River Fire summary

The Palouse River Fire is a wildfire near Whitman County, Washington. It has burned about 637 acres (about 483 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 2 months ago. About 57 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team.

Size
637 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 9, 2026 (first reported about 2 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 25th at 9:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
Tonight —
54°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 2 mph SE · 6% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Wednesday
91°F · Haze
Wind 1 to 8 mph SW · 8% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry
52°F · Haze
Wind 1 to 6 mph SW · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Thursday
83°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 1 to 9 mph SW · 1% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry
46°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 1 to 9 mph SW · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 25th at 9:03 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 57 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $208,214 has been spent on it so far.

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