No longer in the daily fire updates. The Gilbert Fire last appeared in an official report on August 13, 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 →

Gilbert Fire

Okanogan County, Washington · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 13, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 13, 4:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Gilbert Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Gilbert Fire summary

The Gilbert Fire is a wildfire near Okanogan 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 13, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 13th at 3:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

⚠️ Red Flag Warning in effect. The National Weather Service has flagged conditions here — usually wind plus dry air — that can make fires spread fast. This is the official warning that fire danger is high 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.

This Afternoon

62°F · Haze

Wind 2 mph SE · 44% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Tonight

49°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 3 mph NE · 44% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Friday

59°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 3 mph SW · 74% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Friday Night

47°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 3 mph W · 33% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

63°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph W · 16% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 13th at 3:09 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.

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