No longer in the daily fire updates. The Wallace Walker Fire last appeared in an official report on August 10, at 801 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 →

Wallace Walker Fire

Franklin County, Washington · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 10, 2026 (30 days ago)
First reported about 8 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
801 acres
Sep 9, 11:00 AM
+3 acres
was 798 acres · Jul 20, 6:48 PM
Containment
100%
Sep 9, 11:00 AM
+5 percent
was 95% · Jul 21, 8:00 AM
Crew size —
Money spent
$95,700
Sep 9, 11:00 AM

Wallace Walker Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Wallace Walker Fire summary

The Wallace Walker Fire is a wildfire near Franklin County, Washington. It has burned about 801 acres (about 607 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 8 weeks ago. A Type 3 Team is running it.

Size
801 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 17, 2026 (first reported about 8 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 24th at 7:01 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.

This Afternoon

91°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 7 mph NE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

59°F · Patchy Smoke then Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 8 mph NE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

95°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 5 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tuesday Night

62°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 6 mph S · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

94°F · Sunny

Wind 8 mph S · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 24th at 7:03 p.m. CDT.

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Who's on it

A Type 3 Team is running this fire. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $95,700 has been spent on it so far.

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