LAMBDIN Fire (WA)
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 5 Miles SE from Wallula, WA
- Personnel
- 14
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS · Federal land
The LAMBDIN Fire, a Type 4 incident located 5 miles southeast of Wallula, Washington, in Walla Walla County, has been fully contained. The blaze, which began on June 29, 2026, burned 12776 acres of federal land managed by the USFWS.
Currently, the fire exhibits minimal, smoldering behavior within the short grass fuel beds. With 14 personnel assigned to the Type 4 IC management team, the total cost of the response has reached $1,750,000.
In context
This wildfire burned in Washington for 57 days. In total it burned about 12,776 acres — around 52 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 3,021,962 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 45% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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