Wildfires, Closures & Restrictions
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Fire Season 2026
Washington State’s 2026 fire season has started. Find maps showing the latest fire activity detected from satellites, details on larger fires, and current status of closures and burn bans.
Fire activity deteced by the NOAA VIIRS satellites. This provides an approximation of current fire activity, but not all fire activity is detected by these satellites. Fire perimeters are as mapped by the National Inter-agency Fire Center and represent the maximum extent of the fire. These maps are offered under an open license. For a custom map email: contact@northwestportal.com.
Fire Maps
Over the course of the fires season, Northwest Portal has been making regular maps of fire activity. You can download any of the maps from our Dropbox portal.
Latest Maps of fire activity
Maps are not updated if there is no activity within the previous 48 hours.
You can maps from the full season from our Dropbox portal.
2026 Fire Details
Updated 7/10/2026
Major Fires in Washington State in 2026
Fires that are reported on Inciweb, he inter agency all-risk incident information management system run by the USFS.
Active Fires on Inciweb (Less than 80% contained)
Mount Tom Creek Fire in Olympic National Park. The fire was started by lightning on 6/23/2026. As of 7/10/2026, it is 69 acres and 27% contained.
Other fire activity and fires more than 80% contained.
Lightning storms in late August and early September have sparked numerous fires. Many of these have not yet been reported on InciWeb Watch Duty, a non-profit, tracks all reported fires and provides information on firefighting efforts in real time.
The following fires are more than 80% contained or were not reported on Inciweb.
Chelan Hills Fire in Douglas County, near Chelan. The fire was started on 7/4/2026; the cause is currently undetermined but it may be human caused. As of 7/10/2026, it is 9,861 acres and 95% contained.
Snake River Fire near Clarkston, WA. The fire was started on 6/12/2026; the cause is currently undetermined. It burned 693 acres and was 100% contained by 6/15/2026.
Fire restrictions:
Campfire Status as of 7/10/2025:
National Forests:
Stage 1 restrictions, no open fires outside of designated campgrounds with established fire rings or grills, are in place for Okanogan-Wenatchee NF,
Campfires are allowed
National Parks
Bureau of Land Management:
State Agencies:
Counties:
Check your county for latest fire restrictions. As of 7/10 the following counties have county wide campfire bans, but bans may be in place in other counties.
Chelan County: Stage 2 fire level: no residential campfires. Propane/pressurized gas stoves are allowed, charcoal only permitted in commercially made bbqs.
Kittitas County: A burn ban is in effect for all fire districts, no out door burning including campfires. Propane, briquette and pellet appliances are allowed at this time.
Yakima County:
Okanogan County: A burn ban is in effect for all fire districts, no out door burning including campfires.