SINLAHEKIN Fire (WA)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 12 Miles W from TONASKET, WA
- Personnel
- 183
- Complexity
- Type 3 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Extreme, Wind Driven Runs, Uphill Runs, Torching
- Jurisdiction
- DNR · State land
Spreading at an average clip of 997 acres per day over three days, the active SINLAHEKIN Fire has consumed 2,990 acres located 12 miles west of Tonasket, Washington, in Okanogan County. Driven by extreme fire behavior including wind-driven runs, uphill runs, and torching in timber litter and understory fuels, the blaze has triggered 37 satellite heat detections in the past 48 hours.
State lands managed by the DNR are currently threatened by the incident, prompting a response from 183 personnel operating under a Type 3 Incident management team with costs reaching $840,000. Despite zero containment so far, crews continue suppression efforts on the State-managed terrain.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Washington for 3 days. So far it has affected roughly 2,990 acres — about 12 km². Crews report no containment yet, so the fire can still spread.
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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