Fairview 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
- 2 Miles NE from Spokane, WA
- Cause
- Human
- Personnel
- 10
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Creeping
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning across private timberlands in Spokane, Washington, the human-caused Fairview Fire has scorched 992 acres over 15 days of activity, averaging an estimated 66 acres per day. The incident, located two miles northeast of Spokane in Spokane County, is now fully contained at 100 percent.
Fire behavior is currently minimal, characterized by smoldering and creeping within the litter and understory fuels. A Type 5 Incident management team with 10 personnel is assigned to the fire, which has accumulated $1,412,963 in suppression costs.
Nationwide, the fire season—which typically spans from June to October—has recorded 2,909,844 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 47% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Washington for 31 days. In total it burned about 992 acres — around 4.0 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 3,177,542 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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