ROYAL LAKE Fire (Washington)
Started on Jul 16, 2026.
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Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 8 Miles NW from Othello, WA
- Personnel
- 7
- Complexity
- Type 3 Incident
- Fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Flanking, Torching
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS · Federal land
Burning through tall grass over a seven-day period with an average daily growth of approximately 285 acres per day, the 1,995-acre Royal Lake Fire is now fully contained. Located on federal land managed by the USFWS in Adams County, Washington, the blaze is situated eight miles northwest of Othello.
Current fire behavior is reported as minimal with smoldering, flanking, and torching. A Type 3 Incident Command of seven personnel successfully brought the blaze to 100 percent containment, accumulating total costs of $490,000.
In context
This wildfire burned in Washington for 14 days. In total it burned about 1,995 acres — around 8.1 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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