The U.S. government is tracking 36 wildfires in Washington today. Together they cover about 651K acres (roughly 494,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 15 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 Friday, September 4th at 6:00 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
170,784 acres
81% contained
Sinlahekin Fire
Okanogan County, Washington
166,151 acres
38% contained
Kaiser Canyon Fire
Okanogan County, Washington
138,293 acres
98% contained
Modrite Fire
Ferry County, Washington
57,594 acres
100% contained
Colwash Fire
Yakima County, Washington
39,103 acres
100% contained
Ptarmigan Fire
Okanogan County, Washington
25,166 acres
73% contained
Three Queens Fire
Kittitas County, Washington
9,364 acres
8% contained
Twin Sisters Fire
Walla Walla County, Washington
8,262 acres
100% contained
Border 2 Fire
Whatcom County, Washington
8,043 acres
72% contained
Luna Fire
Whatcom County, Washington
7,648 acres
34% contained
Autumn Lane Fire
Spokane County, Washington
5,764 acres
100% contained
Signal Peak Fire
Yakima County, Washington
3,000 acres
100% contained
King Fire
Kittitas County, Washington
2,991 acres
0% contained
High Lava Fire
Skamania County, Washington
2,894 acres
44% contained
Sisi Fire
Chelan County, Washington
2,244 acres
11% contained
Thunder Creek Fire
Skagit County, Washington
950 acres
0% contained
Goat Fire
Kittitas County, Washington
794 acres
0% contained
Electric Fire
Whatcom County, Washington
622 acres
17% contained
Wonderland Complex
Pierce County, Washington
379 acres
0% contained
West Fork Fire
Pierce County, Washington
300 acres
0% 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
84 fires · 83 not contained · 66K acres
Oregon
80 fires · 47 not contained · 2.9M acres
Montana
43 fires · 39 not contained · 89K acres
Wisconsin
29 fires · 29 not contained · small fires
New Mexico
29 fires · 22 not contained · 65K acres
Oklahoma
28 fires · 18 not contained · 39K acres
Idaho
26 fires · 25 not contained · 209K acres
Florida
16 fires · 5 not contained · 72K acres
Wyoming
12 fires · 10 not contained · 7,948 acres
Nevada
10 fires · 7 not contained · 164K acres
Colorado
10 fires · 10 not contained · 163K acres
Utah
10 fires · 6 not contained · 198K acres
South Dakota
8 fires · 5 not contained · 3,223 acres
Minnesota
8 fires · 5 not contained · 75K acres
Michigan
7 fires · 7 not contained · small fires
Arizona
7 fires · 7 not contained · 1,181 acres
Texas
7 fires · 7 not contained · 91K acres
North Dakota
5 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Mississippi
5 fires · all contained · 2,224 acres
Arkansas
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Alaska
4 fires · 4 not contained · 46K acres
Maine
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Georgia
2 fires · 1 not contained · 1,850 acres
North Carolina
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Tennessee
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Hawaii
1 fire · all contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · all contained · 1,650 acres
Louisiana
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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