No longer in the daily fire updates. The Alpowa Fire last appeared in an official report on August 15, 2026, at 1,363 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 →

Alpowa Fire

Asotin County, Washington · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 15, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 5 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
1,363 acres
Sep 16, 4:00 AM
+16 acres
was 1,347 acres · Aug 14, 7:01 PM
Containment
100%
Sep 16, 4:00 AM
+50 percent
was 50% · Aug 14, 7:01 PM
Crew size
90
Sep 16, 4:00 AM
−31
was 121 · Aug 14, 7:01 PM
Money spent
$511,288
Sep 16, 4:00 AM
+$391,288
was $120,000 · Aug 14, 7:01 PM

Alpowa Fire and other nearby fires

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Alpowa Fire summary

The Alpowa Fire is a wildfire near Asotin County, Washington. It has burned about 1,363 acres (about 1,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 5 weeks ago. About 90 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size
1,363 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 11, 2026 (first reported about 5 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 15th at 2:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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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.

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This Afternoon

93°F · Haze

Wind 6 mph NW · 39% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Tonight

61°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 2 to 7 mph SE · 28% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

94°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Haze

Wind 2 to 6 mph N · 22% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Sunday Night

64°F · Haze then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 1 to 6 mph W · 17% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

96°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 1 to 6 mph NE · 18% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 15th at 2:06 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 90 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $511,288 has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

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