OLD TRAILS Fire (WA)
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- Spokane County
- Cause
- Human
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning across private lands in Spokane, Washington, the active OLD TRAILS Fire has expanded to 2,500 acres since it was ignited by human activity on August 1, 2026. Orbiting satellites are tracking 31 distinct heat detections clustered across the area over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the incident during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October.
This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 2,386,397 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 56% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Washington for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 2,500 acres — about 10 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 2,386,397 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 56% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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