Autumn Lane 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
- 7 Miles NW from Spokane, WA
- Cause
- Human
- Personnel
- 66
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Extreme, Spotting, Torching
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Spreading aggressively through timber litter and understory on private land, the human-caused Autumn Lane Fire has expanded to 1,200 acres near Suncrest, Washington, located seven miles northwest of Spokane in Spokane County. Active since August 1, 2026, the zero-percent contained blaze exhibits extreme behavior, including spotting and torching, driven by intense fire dynamics that have prompted 82 satellite heat detections over the past 48 hours across the local area.
A Type 3 Incident Commander oversees 66 personnel managing the Type 5 incident, with suppression costs reaching $1,000,000. This fire occurs within a regional season that typically runs from June to October, unfolding against a broader national backdrop where 2,419,113 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 56% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Washington for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 1,200 acres — about 4.9 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 2,419,113 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 56% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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