No longer in the daily fire updates. The Chelan Hills Fire last appeared in an official report on July 14, at 9,861 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 →

Chelan Hills Fire

Douglas County, Washington · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 14, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 6 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
9,861 acres
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
Containment
100%
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
Crew size
100
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
Money spent
$4.2M
Aug 16, 5:00 AM

Chelan Hills Fire and other nearby fires

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Chelan Hills Fire summary

The Chelan Hills Fire is a wildfire near Douglas County, Washington. It has burned about 9,861 acres (about 7,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 6 weeks ago. About 100 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team.

Size
9,861 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 4, 2026 (first reported about 6 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, July 22nd at 5:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

⚠️ Red Flag Warning in effect. The National Weather Service has flagged conditions here — usually wind plus dry air — that can make fires spread fast. This is the official warning that fire danger is high 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

104°F · Haze

Wind 7 mph W · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Very hot Dry

Tonight

75°F · Haze

Wind 1 to 7 mph SW · 17% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Thursday

102°F · Haze

Wind 1 to 9 mph NW · 20% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Very hot Some rain

Thursday Night

70°F · Haze

Wind 3 to 9 mph W · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

101°F · Sunny

Wind 2 to 10 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, July 22nd at 5:01 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 100 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $4 million has been spent on it so far.

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