The U.S. government is tracking 47 wildfires in Washington today. Together they cover about 624K acres (roughly 473,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 20 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 Sunday, August 16th at 2:01 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.
Sinlahekin Fire
Okanogan County, Washington
152,682 acres
44% contained
Kaiser Canyon Fire
Okanogan County, Washington
138,296 acres
83% contained
Little Giant Fire
Chelan County, Washington
132,351 acres
10% contained
Modrite Fire
Ferry County, Washington
57,665 acres
83% contained
Lyons Ferry Fire
Franklin County, Washington
33,749 acres
100% contained
Ptarmigan Fire
Okanogan County, Washington
24,516 acres
40% contained
Nunamaker Road Fire
Franklin County, Washington
20,870 acres
80% contained
Border 2 Fire
Whatcom County, Washington
12,918 acres
3% contained
Neff Jones Fire
Franklin County, Washington
7,276 acres
100% contained
Hudspeth Fire
Stevens County, Washington
6,726 acres
96% contained
Autumn Lane Fire
Spokane County, Washington
5,764 acres
97% contained
Devil's Canyon Fire
Franklin County, Washington
4,766 acres
100% contained
Bradeen Hill Fire
Stevens County, Washington
4,417 acres
92% contained
Luna Fire
Whatcom County, Washington
4,264 acres
0% contained
Three Queens Fire
Kittitas County, Washington
3,603 acres
2% contained
Old Trails Fire
Spokane County, Washington
3,176 acres
97% contained
Signal Peak Fire
Yakima County, Washington
3,000 acres
100% contained
Wells Road Fire
Whitman County, Washington
1,865 acres
100% contained
Ransier Fire
Yakima County, Washington
1,302 acres
92% contained
High Lava Fire
Skamania County, Washington
1,251 acres
8% 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.
Oregon
106 fires · 77 not contained · 2.9M acres
California
82 fires · 75 not contained · 128K acres
Idaho
25 fires · 24 not contained · 183K acres
Wisconsin
25 fires · 25 not contained · small fires
Montana
24 fires · 22 not contained · 62K acres
Oklahoma
20 fires · 16 not contained · 4,138 acres
Wyoming
18 fires · 10 not contained · 31K acres
South Dakota
15 fires · 14 not contained · 14K acres
Colorado
14 fires · 11 not contained · 231K acres
New Mexico
12 fires · 11 not contained · 11K acres
Minnesota
11 fires · 8 not contained · 78K acres
Utah
10 fires · 8 not contained · 361K acres
Florida
10 fires · 7 not contained · 3,837 acres
Nevada
8 fires · 6 not contained · 157K acres
Alaska
7 fires · 7 not contained · 39K acres
North Carolina
5 fires · 1 not contained · 1,552 acres
Arizona
5 fires · 5 not contained · small fires
North Dakota
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Hawaii
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Texas
3 fires · 3 not contained · 4,759 acres
Georgia
3 fires · 1 not contained · 1,670 acres
South Carolina
3 fires · 1 not contained · 3,174 acres
Maine
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Mississippi
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
New Hampshire
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Virginia
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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