Wildfires, Closures & Restrictions
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Fire Season 2025
Washington State’s 2025 fire season has started. Northwest Portal tracks fires that are reported on INCIWEB, the federal interagency fire tracking map, and those that result in closure to recreation areas. In addition, Northwest Portal maps the fires and closure areas, adds this information to our recreation maps and tracks burn bans and other fire restrictions.
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.
2025 Fire Details
Updated 9/17/2025
Major Fires in Washington State in 2025
These fires area large enough to be reported on Inciweb, the interagency all-risk incident information management system run by the USFS
Active Fires on Inciweb (Less than 70% contained or not updated in over a week)
Labor Mountain Fire. This lightning sparked fire in Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest north of the Teanaway Community Forest started on 9/1/2025. As of 9/17, it is 5,085 acres, 7% contained and has 310 personnel assigned.
Lower Sugarloaf Fire: This lighting caused fire started on 9/1/2025. As of 9/17, it is and is 18,062 acres, has 1,096 personnel assigned and is 11% contained.
Wildcat Fire: This fire in the William O’Douglas Wilderness in Yakima County was started by lightning strike on 8/25/2025. As of 9/17 it is 8,593 acres, 8% contained and has 409 personnel assigned. Find more information on this fire at Wildcat Fire 2025 official Facebook page managed by the National Forest.
Bear Gulch Fire: This human caused fire, started on 7/6/2025 near Mt.Rose trailhead. As of 9/17, it’s at 15,739 acres, 9% contained and has 43 personnel assigned. There is a closure area at the North End of Lake Cushman including USFS with some closed facilities and trails.
Katy Creek Fire in Colville National Forest just east of the Columbia was started by lightning on 8/30/2025. As of 9/16 it is 3,891 acres, 20% contained and has 497 personnel assigned.
Lynx Mountain Fire: This fire in Colville National Forest started on 9/2/2025. As of 9/16 it is 8,068 acres 30% contained and has 628 personnel assigned.
Snow Peak Fire: This fire in Colville National Forest started 9/1/2025. As of 9/12, it is 754 acres, 0% contained and has 2 personnel assigned. A closure area has been established.
Pomas Fire: This fire, which was started by a lightning strike on6/13/2025, is burning in the Glacier Peak Wilderness. As of S9/16, it is 3,533 acres, and has 39 personnel assigned to the fire, down from a peak of 700, and there is minimal fire activity. A closure area has been established, and trails, campgrounds and other designated facilities are closed.
Tacoma Creek Fire: The fire started 9/1/2025 from lighting strike. As of 9/16/2025 it is 3,930, 48% contained and has791 personnel assigned.
Martin Fire: This lightning started fire in the Glacier Peak Wilderness in Chelan County is just north of the Pomas Fire started 8/272025. As of 9/17, it is 188 acres, is 5% contained and has 1 personnel assigned. A closure had been established but was lifted in early September.
Crown Creek Fire: This fire in Stevens County just east of the Columbia River started from lightning strike on 8/29/2025. As of 9/16 it is 14,189 acres, 40% contained and has 682 personnel assigned.
Perry Fire: This fire above the west shore of Ross Lake in North Cascades National Park started on 8/27/2025. As of 9/17/2025 it is 1,764 acres, 50% contained and has 15 personnel assigned. Trails and campgrounds have been closed.
Other Fire Activity
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 have closures but are not on Inci Web:
The Tunnel Creek Fire in Olympic National Forest started on September 6th. This fire is northwest of Bear Gulch.
Several Trails have been closed due to the Red Mountain Fire in Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest.
Fire restrictions:
National Parks:
Mount Rainier National Park: There is a a parkwide fire ban as of 6/10/2025. All campfires and the ignition of wood, briquettes, or any fuel in fire pits, fire pans, and barbeque grills will be prohibited. This ban is in place to reduce the risk of human-caused wildland fire. This includes the developed campgrounds.
North Cascades National Park: Campfires or the ignition of wood, briquettes, or any fuel in fire pits, fire pans and barbeque grills, are banned in all portions of North Cascades National Park Service Complex, which includes North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. This ban includes all National Park Service lands and campgrounds along State Route 20 as well as Hozomeen and the entire Stehekin Valley. Pressurized or bottled liquid fuel stoves, grills, or lanterns are allowed. Devices must have an on/off switch or valve that can immediately extinguish the flame. These restrictions went into effect 7/3/2025.
USFS:
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest: Campfires and stove fires are banned in the forest, including charcoal, and other open flame. The expanded order (which includes campfires in campgrounds) is effective from 7/2-10/15/2025.
Gifford Pinchot National Forest: Campfires and stoves, including charcoal and pellet fires, are banned in the forest but petroleum-fueled stoves lanterns and heating devices are allowed. This ban is in effect from 7/17-11/30/2025.
Colville National Forest: Campfires are only allowed in campfire rings established by the Forest Service and developed and designated campgrounds. Pressurized or bottled liquid fuel stoves, lanterns, or heating devices are permitted, provided such devices are used in areas that are barren or cleared of all overhead and surrounding flammable material within 3 feet of the device. This ban is in effect from 7/11-10/31/2025.
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: Campfires are only allowed in campfire rings established by the Forest Service and developed and designated campgrounds. Pressurized or bottled liquid fuel stoves, lanterns, or heating devices are permitted, provided such devices are used in areas that are barren or cleared of all overhead and surrounding flammable material within 3 feet of the device. This ban is in effect from 7/17-10/31/2025.
Olympic National Forest: Campfires are allowed in established campgrounds but backcountry and dispersed area campfires, charcoal grills, and other equipment that creates ash will not be allowed. Gas or propane camp stoves with a shut-off valve or lever that extinguishes the flame immediately are permitted.
Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area: Campfires and stove fires are banned in this area, including in developed campgrounds. Petroleum-fueled stoves, lanterns, or heating devices that can be turned off are permitted.
As of 7/23/2025 there are no posted campfire restrictions for Umatilla National Forest and Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Bureau of Land Management: All campfires, or any other type of open fire, including the use of charcoal briquettes, are banned. This ban went into effect 7/4/2025,
State Agencies:
WDFW: Agency lands in eastern Washington are subject to the following restrictions: Campfires are banned, even if in fire rings, but personal camp stoves and lanterns fueled by canisters are allowed. Discharging firearms, including target shooting outside of an official shooting range, smoking outside a car. Parking is only allowed in developed trailheads and campgrounds or within 10’ of a road in areas with no vegetation. These restrictions went into effect 7/1/2025.
WDNR: Campfires are banned east of the crest of the Cascade Mountains on lands that WDNR owns and those private lands that it provides fire protection services. Campfires may be permitted in approved, designated WDNR campgrounds but be sure to check for the latest status. This ban went into effect 7/4/2025.
Counties:
Check your county for latest fire restrictions. As of 7/8/2025 the following counties have county wide campfire bans.
Chelan County: Residential campfires are not allowed. The use of commercial barbecues and camp stoves is allowed. The use of charcoal briquettes is only allowed in a commercially made barbecue grill.
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.
Okanogan County: A County Wide Burn Ban prohibiting ALL outdoor burning including campfires will go into effect July 11, 2025
Yakima County: Outdoor open burning, including bonfires and recreational fires, or burning vegetation and waste materials, is not allowed. However, residential outdoor activities such as charcoal barbeques and wood pellet smokers may be used. This ban, which went into effect 6/1/2025 will expire on 9/1/2025.