Started on Jul 16, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
Quick facts
- Location
- 16 miles east of Kahlotus, WA
- People working on it
- 72 people
- Complexity
- Type 3 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.
- What's burning
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- How it's behaving
- MinimalSmoldering — Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.Creeping — Moves slowly, hugging the ground.Running — Runs along the ground much faster than a person walks.
- Jurisdiction
- DNR · State land
Glossary: what each term means
Barely moving. Low, thin smoke.
Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.
Moves slowly, hugging the ground.
Spreads with low, steady flames.
Spreading evenly and steadily, with visible flame.
Fast and unpredictable.
Runs along the ground much faster than a person walks.
Grows along the sides, not head-on.
Moves against the wind or downhill, which makes it slower.
Climbs into the treetops and jumps crown to crown. It can't be attacked from the ground.
Climbs into the crowns in bursts and drops back down.
Whole trees flaring up like torches.
Single scattered trees flaring up whole, like torches.
Whole clumps of trees flaring at once.
Wind carries embers through the air and starts new fires ahead of the front: that is how a fire jumps a road or a firebreak.
The wind pushes it in long runs in one direction.
The ones marked ● are the behaviors that make a fire harder to stop. They are not a warning or an instruction: they are the description written by the agency in charge. For decisions, always follow your emergency services.
Burning across Franklin County in Washington, the Lyons Ferry Fire has scorched 33,749 acres at an average daily growth of approximately 1,298 acres per day over 26 days. Located 16 miles east of Kahlotus, the blaze is now fully contained at 100 percent.
Burning through short grass measuring one foot, current fire behavior is characterized as minimal, smoldering, creeping, and running. A Type 3 Team and 72 personnel from the DNR managed the incident, which reached a total cost of $2,207,000 on state-owned land.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, 2,799,726 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 49 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Washington for 40 days. In total it burned about 33,749 acres — around 137 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 3,216,670 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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