The U.S. government is tracking 26 wildfires in Washington today. Together they cover about 616K acres (roughly 467,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 14 are large (1,000+ acres); the rest are small or brand-new. "Tracked" means officials are watching them, not that they're out of control. Here's where they stand:
Updated Monday, October 19th at 10:00 p.m. CDT
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“Contained” is how much of a fire's edge crews have boxed in. 100% means they have a line all the way around it. A fire at 0% is usually new or still being sized up, not out of control. Biggest first — tap any fire for the map, weather, and details.
Little Giant Fire
Chelan County, Washington
172,912 acres
95% contained
Sinlahekin Fire
Okanogan County, Washington
166,007 acres
100% contained
Kaiser Canyon Fire
Okanogan County, Washington
138,293 acres
100% contained
Modrite Fire
Ferry County, Washington
57,594 acres
100% contained
Ptarmigan Fire
Okanogan County, Washington
25,566 acres
90% contained
Hatch Grade Fire
Walla Walla County, Washington
9,584 acres
100% contained
Three Queens Fire
Kittitas County, Washington
9,575 acres
75% contained
Border 2 Fire
Whatcom County, Washington
9,108 acres
74% contained
Luna Fire
Whatcom County, Washington
8,553 acres
42% contained
Sisi Fire
Chelan County, Washington
4,743 acres
34% contained
Bradeen Hill Fire
Stevens County, Washington
4,417 acres
100% contained
King Fire
Kittitas County, Washington
3,427 acres
50% contained
High Lava Fire
Skamania County, Washington
2,899 acres
100% contained
Second Street Fire
Benton County, Washington
1,149 acres
100% contained
Wonderland Complex
Pierce County, Washington
719 acres
9% contained
Electric Fire
Whatcom County, Washington
495 acres
100% contained
West Fork Fire
Pierce County, Washington
310 acres
16% contained
Garda Falls Fire
Pierce County, Washington
308 acres
0% contained
Columbia Center Mutual Aid Fire
Garfield County, Washington
150 acres
Containment not reported
Hill Loop Fire
Stevens County, Washington
127 acres
100% contained
Showing the 20 biggest. Most of the rest are small or brand-new.
Official data from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), the U.S. government's wildfire tracker. We refresh it daily. Brand-new small fires can take a day or two to show up here.
California
68 fires · 63 not contained · 39K acres
Oregon
35 fires · 31 not contained · 472K acres
Wisconsin
31 fires · 31 not contained · small fires
Mississippi
13 fires · 5 not contained · 1,718 acres
Montana
12 fires · 7 not contained · 46K acres
Idaho
11 fires · 7 not contained · 30K acres
Michigan
9 fires · 9 not contained · 1,740 acres
Minnesota
8 fires · 7 not contained · small fires
Colorado
7 fires · 4 not contained · 157K acres
Wyoming
7 fires · 6 not contained · 9,124 acres
Florida
6 fires · 4 not contained · 4,783 acres
Alabama
4 fires · 1 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
New Mexico
3 fires · 1 not contained · 17K acres
Texas
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Oklahoma
3 fires · 1 not contained · small fires
Nevada
2 fires · all contained · 34K acres
Georgia
1 fire · all contained · small fires
Utah
1 fire · 1 not contained · 4,774 acres
Tennessee
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
1 fire · all contained · small fires
Alaska
1 fire · all contained · 7,339 acres
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