The U.S. government is tracking 36 wildfires in Washington today. Together they cover about 136K acres (roughly 103,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 8 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 Tuesday, July 21st at 8:00 a.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.
Kaiser Canyon Fire
Okanogan County, Washington
62,873 acres
0% contained
Lyons Ferry Fire
Franklin County, Washington
34,011 acres
53% contained
Chelan Hills Fire
Douglas County, Washington
9,861 acres
100% contained
Modrite Fire
Ferry County, Washington
7,702 acres
0% contained
Neff Jones Fire
Franklin County, Washington
7,123 acres
95% contained
Devil's Canyon Fire
Franklin County, Washington
4,766 acres
95% contained
B And O Fire
Okanogan County, Washington
2,762 acres
95% contained
Royal Lake Fire
Adams County, Washington
2,037 acres
95% contained
Wallace Walker Fire
Franklin County, Washington
801 acres
95% contained
Navarre Coulee Fire
Chelan County, Washington
769 acres
100% contained
Columbia County Fire
Columbia County, Washington
750 acres
Containment not reported
Nine Canyon Fire
Benton County, Washington
600 acres
Containment not reported
Stine Fire
Franklin County, Washington
440 acres
100% contained
Little Giant Fire
Chelan County, Washington
400 acres
5% contained
Ruby Fire
Franklin County, Washington
349 acres
100% contained
Kartar Creek II Fire
Okanogan County, Washington
298 acres
0% contained
Bel-tel Fire
Yakima County, Washington
145 acres
Containment not reported
Ptarmigan Fire
Okanogan County, Washington
100 acres
Containment not reported
Mount Tom Creek Fire
Jefferson County, Washington
69 acres
Containment not reported
Three Queens Fire
Kittitas County, Washington
30 acres
Containment not reported
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
84 fires · 75 not contained · 655K acres
California
72 fires · 71 not contained · 61K acres
Colorado
30 fires · 29 not contained · 219K acres
Alaska
29 fires · 28 not contained · 19K acres
Montana
29 fires · 27 not contained · 1,523 acres
Florida
21 fires · 10 not contained · 49K acres
Minnesota
18 fires · 17 not contained · 71K acres
New Mexico
17 fires · 16 not contained · 16K acres
Utah
16 fires · 10 not contained · 362K acres
Idaho
15 fires · 14 not contained · 11K acres
Wisconsin
14 fires · 14 not contained · small fires
South Dakota
12 fires · 12 not contained · small fires
Arizona
7 fires · 6 not contained · 40K acres
Wyoming
7 fires · 5 not contained · 1,499 acres
Nevada
6 fires · 2 not contained · 48K acres
West Virginia
6 fires · all contained · 2,417 acres
North Carolina
4 fires · 4 not contained · 1,645 acres
Oklahoma
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
North Dakota
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
South Carolina
3 fires · 1 not contained · 1,425 acres
Maryland
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Puerto Rico
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
New Hampshire
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Virginia
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Kansas
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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