Devil'S Canyon Fire (Washington)
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 4 Miles S from Kahlotus, WA
- Complexity
- Type 3 Incident
- Fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Flanking, Running
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning for 25 days across Franklin County, Washington, the Devil'S Canyon Fire has scorched 4,766 acres of private land located 4 miles south of Kahlotus, WA, and near Connell, maintaining an average daily growth of approximately 191 acres per day. Fire behavior is currently minimal, smoldering, flanking, and running through 2.5-foot tall grass.
Efforts to suppress the blaze have reached full containment at 100 percent under the management of a Type 3 Team handling the Type 3 Incident, with suppression costs totaling $86,258. The fire started on July 17, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, the broader context shows 2,799,726 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 49 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Washington for 39 days. In total it burned about 4,766 acres — around 19 km².
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 3,150,304 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 43% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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