No longer in the daily fire updates. The Hessler Flats Fire last appeared in an official report on September 14, 2026, at under 1 acre with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Hessler Flats Fire

Yakima County, Washington · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Sep 14, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Sep 13, 10:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Hessler Flats Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

Drag or zoom the map to see more fires in the area.

Hessler Flats Fire summary

The Hessler Flats Fire is a wildfire near Yakima County, Washington. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
September 14, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, September 13th at 9:00 p.m. CDT.

Free · No email needed · Results in seconds

Worried About Your Home's Fire Risk? Get Your Free Instant Fire Danger Report.

Enter your address to get a free wildfire report based on official government data. See every real wildfire near your house, whether a fire warning is active right now, what's around your house from above, and how your area compares to the rest of the country.

No email needed. Your report shows up right on this page. We do not share your address.

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.

Tonight

44°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy

Wind 2 to 10 mph NW · 16% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

62°F · Sunny

Wind 2 to 6 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Monday Night

47°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 3 mph NW · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

60°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 5 mph N · 21% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Tuesday Night

47°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 3 mph N · 15% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, September 13th at 9:06 p.m. CDT.

Could this fire move fast?

Weather isn't the only thing that changes how a fire moves. The ground matters too: how steep it is, and what's growing on it. These four numbers are for the exact spot where this fire started, not the whole fire. A big fire crosses a lot of different ground.

12° slope

Fire usually moves faster uphill than downhill. Heat and flame lean uphill, drying out the ground above the fire before it gets there.

Shrub (SH1)

Low shrubs and dead shrub litter, about a foot deep, maybe some grass. Fire moves slow, with short flames.

0% tree canopy cover

The more tree cover above a fire, the easier it is for the fire to climb from the ground into the treetops. That's called a crown fire. Crown fires move faster, throw embers farther ahead of the fire, and are harder for crews to stop head-on.

2,728 ft elevation

Elevation by itself doesn't make a fire more or less dangerous. But it shapes the other three numbers here: what grows there, how dry things get, and what the weather does.

Elevation and slope from the USGS 3D Elevation Program; fuel type and canopy cover from LANDFIRE (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), pulled Sunday, September 13th at 9:07 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.

Where to get live updates

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

Nearby fires to Hessler Flats Fire

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

A wildland firefighter in a white helmet and yellow shirt sits on a grassy slope above a forested mountain valley

The guy who wrote this site, on a break. Summer 2026.

Wildland firefighting is a great job for the right person.

No college. No experience needed. You learn on the job.

Who fits:

$54,000
a full 6-month season, with overtime
111
jobs open across the country right now
10
open to total beginners

Jobs in all 50 states, most of them out West. Most crews hire in fall and winter for the next summer. Washington has 44 open right now, 3 for beginners. See them.

Know someone who fits?

Send them a link to woodlandfirefighter.com. It explains the job and how to get hired.

Want to talk to a real wildland firefighter?

I spent summer 2026 on a Forest Service crew in Montana. Happy to answer any questions. 30-minute call, $37.

Book a 30-minute call

Drop your email. Get the free guide.

Inside: the pay breakdown, a resume template, a training plan for the fitness (pack) test, and the hiring timeline.

100% free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.