Nunamaker Road Fire (Washington)
Started on Aug 8, 2026.
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🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Active fires nearby3 · 100 km
Quick facts
- Location
- 10 Miles S from Washtucna, WA
- Cause
- Human
- Personnel
- 1
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Flanking
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning for 16 days across private brush land in Franklin County, the Nunamaker Road Fire near Connell, Washington, has consumed 20,870 acres at an approximate average daily growth rate of 1,304 acres per day. Satellites are picking up 3 heat detections in the past 48 hours near the 10 Miles S from Washtucna, WA location, while the active fire behavior on the ground is currently characterized as minimal, smoldering, and flanking in 2-foot brush.
The human-caused blaze is now 100 percent contained under the management of a Type 4 Incident Command structure utilizing a single personnel and incurring a cost of 200,000 USD for the Type 4 Incident. This incident falls within the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October.
Nationwide, the broader wildfire context shows 2,993,191 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 45 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Washington for 17 days. In total it burned about 20,870 acres — around 84 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 3,201,049 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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