Alpowa Fire (WA)
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Fire (SWIR)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 8 Miles W from Clarkston, WA
- Personnel
- 60
- Complexity
- Type 3 Incident
- Fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Behavior
- Active, Uphill Runs, Flanking
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning through tall grass measuring 2.5 feet in Asotin County, Washington, the active Alpowa Fire is situated eight miles west of Clarkston. Satellites have registered 11 heat detections over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current footprint of the blaze as it exhibits active behavior, uphill runs, and flanking in private land.
Assigned a Type 3 Incident complexity with Type 4 Incident Commander management, the 750-acre wildfire involves a response team of 60 personnel. The incident has accumulated 120,000 dollars in costs since it started on August 11, 2026, and currently holds zero percent containment.
This event unfolds within a regional fire season that typically spans from June to October. Nationally, the broader context shows that 2,866,952 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 48 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Washington for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 750 acres — about 3.0 km². Crews report no containment yet, so the fire can still spread.
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 2,866,952 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 48% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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