Old Trails 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
- 3 Miles W from SPOKANE, WA
- Cause
- Human
- Personnel
- 14
- Complexity
- Type 1 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Creeping
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning across 3,176 acres of private timber, litter, and understory near Spokane, Washington, the human-caused Old Trails Fire has reached full containment after an 18-day campaign driven by an average daily growth of approximately 176 acres. Fire behavior on the incident is currently minimal, characterized by smoldering and creeping flames as a modest force of 14 personnel manages the final stages of the response under a Type 4 Incident classification.
The broader fire season in the region typically runs from June to October. Nationally, the landscape reflects a quieter year overall, with 2,929,609 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a significant 47% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
Operations for this Type 4 IC response have accumulated a total cost of $17,975,811 to secure the perimeter.
In context
This wildfire burned in Washington for 32 days. In total it burned about 3,176 acres — around 13 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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