Moore Road Fire

Grant County, Washington · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 7, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)

First reported about 2 months ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	0 acres Sep 7, 8:00 PM	0 acres Sep 7, 8:00 PM	—
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Moore Road Fire summary

The Moore Road Fire is a wildfire near Grant County, Washington. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported about 2 months ago. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size: under 1 acre
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: July 5, 2026 (first reported about 2 months ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, September 7th at 8:00 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.

Labor Day

76°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 9 mph W · 16% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

52°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 3 to 8 mph NW · 19% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

78°F · Sunny

Wind 2 to 9 mph SE · 6% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday Night

53°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 2 to 8 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

83°F · Sunny

Wind 2 to 13 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, September 7th at 8:03 p.m. CDT.

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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

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Moore Road Fire

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

See all active fires in Washington →

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