Chelan Hills Fire

Douglas County, Washington · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 14, 2026 (about 2 months ago)

First reported about 2 months ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	—	9,861 acres Sep 2, 3:00 AM	—
Containment	—	100% Sep 2, 3:00 AM	—
Crew size	—	100 Sep 2, 3:00 AM	—
Money spent	—	$4.2M Sep 2, 3:00 AM	—

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 2 months 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 2 months 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.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

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 Chelan Hills Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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