RANSIER Fire (WA)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 2 Miles S from White Swan, WA
- Personnel
- 59
- Complexity
- Type 3 Incident
- Fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Behavior
- Moderate, Smoldering
- Jurisdiction
- BIA · Federal land
Burning through short grass on federal land just two miles south of White Swan, Washington, the active RANSIER Fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 434 acres per day over three days. Satellites have registered a single heat detection nearby over the past 48 hours, aligning with the moderate and smoldering fire behavior observed on the ground.
Now at 1,302 acres and 50 percent contained, the Yakima County incident is being managed by a Type 3 IC with 59 personnel assigned. The cost to suppress the fire has reached $450,000 under BIA oversight.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Washington for 3 days. So far it has affected roughly 1,302 acres — about 5.3 km². About 50% of the perimeter is contained — over half is secured, though hotspots remain.
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 2,230,849 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 59% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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