Fairview 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
- 2 Miles NE from SPOKANE, WA
- Cause
- Human
- Personnel
- 199
- Complexity
- Type 1 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Moderate, Flanking, Spotting, Short-range Spotting
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Spanning 1,056 acres across private land just two miles northeast of Spokane, Washington, the active Fairview Fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 528 acres per day over its two days of burning since starting on August 1, 2026. Satellites are picking up 37 heat detections nearby over a 48-hour period, reflecting the current spread of the fire front as it burns through timber, litter, and understory fuels.
Fire activity on the ground is characterized by moderate behavior, flanking, and short-range spotting. A Type 1 Incident Complex Incident Management Team has deployed 199 personnel to suppress the human-caused fire, with operations costing $750,000 and the containment currently at zero percent.
Nationwide, the broader wildfire context shows 2,419,113 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 56% below the two-decade average for the country, even as local efforts continue through the typical June to October fire season.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Washington for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 1,056 acres — about 4.3 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 2,528,284 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 54% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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