No longer in the daily fire updates. The Mt Barnes Fire last appeared in an official report on August 18, 2026, 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 →

Mt Barnes Fire

Jefferson County, Washington · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 18, 2026 (29 days ago)
First reported about 5 weeks ago
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Size
0 acres
Sep 16, 1:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Mt Barnes Fire and other nearby fires

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Mt Barnes Fire summary

The Mt Barnes Fire is a wildfire near Jefferson County, Washington. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported about 5 weeks ago.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 14, 2026 (first reported about 5 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 21st at 3:00 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.

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

79°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 mph SSW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

56°F · Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain

Wind 3 to 8 mph SW · 28% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

63°F · Chance Light Rain

Wind 8 mph SW · 41% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday Night

49°F · Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 2 to 7 mph SSW · 20% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

63°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 2 to 6 mph WSW · 6% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 21st at 3:05 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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