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May Fire

Stevens County, Washington · Wildfire

under 1 acre First reported yesterday

May Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 This fire Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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May Fire summary

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The May Fire is a wildfire near Stevens County, Washington. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 18, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 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

86°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 13 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

53°F · Smoke then Mostly Clear

Wind 2 to 9 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

88°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 3 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday Night

56°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 2 mph NE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

91°F · Partly Sunny

Wind 2 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:37 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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Nearby fires to May Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:

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