Malloy Fire

Spokane County, Washington · Wildfire

22 acres First reported yesterday

Malloy Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 This fire Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Malloy Fire summary

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The Malloy Fire is a wildfire near Spokane County, Washington. It has burned about 22 acres (about 17 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
22 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 21, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, July 22nd at 10:00 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.

Today

97°F · Haze

Wind 1 to 5 mph E · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

65°F · Haze

Wind 5 mph S · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

97°F · Haze

Wind 3 to 13 mph S · 20% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain

Thursday Night

64°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 9 to 13 mph SW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

95°F · Sunny

Wind 9 to 14 mph SW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, July 22nd at 10:04 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 Malloy Fire

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

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