No longer in the daily fire updates. The Boulder Creek Fire last appeared in an official report on August 9, at under 1 acre 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 →

Boulder Creek Fire

Kittitas County, Washington · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 9, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 8, 11:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Boulder Creek Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Boulder Creek Fire summary

The Boulder Creek Fire is a wildfire near Kittitas County, Washington. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 9, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 8th at 10:00 p.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

49°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 12 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

69°F · Sunny then Patchy Smoke

Wind 7 to 12 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday Night

47°F · Patchy Smoke then Partly Cloudy

Wind 12 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

67°F · Sunny

Wind 12 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Monday Night

46°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 12 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 8th at 10:04 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.

Where to get live updates

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