Garda Falls Fire

Pierce County, Washington · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 4, 2026 (1 day ago)
First reported 12 days ago
Metric Now
Size
71 acres
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
+2 acres
was 69 acres · Aug 31, 8:00 PM
Containment
0%
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
Crew size —
Money spent
$0
Sep 5, 3:00 AM

Garda Falls Fire and other nearby fires

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Garda Falls Fire summary

The Garda Falls Fire is a wildfire near Pierce County, Washington. It has burned about 71 acres (about 54 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 12 days ago. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
71 acres
Containment
0%
Discovered
August 24, 2026 (first reported 12 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, September 5th at 3:00 a.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.

Overnight

34°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 8 mph S · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

46°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 to 8 mph SE · 82% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Saturday Night

35°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 1 to 8 mph SSE · 40% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

48°F · Chance Light Rain then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 1 to 7 mph ENE · 45% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday Night

38°F · Chance Light Rain

Wind 5 to 9 mph W · 30% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, September 5th at 3:01 a.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.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Garda Falls Fire

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

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