Wildcat Fire 2025

Started: Aug 31 15,592 acre 95% contained Wildfire
Enumclaw, Washington, United States
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Wildcat Fire is the 2nd-largest wildfire this season in Washington, burning 30 miles southeast of Enumclaw.

Latest update

The Wildcat Fire was started by lightning in the William O. Douglas Wilderness and was first reported on Monday, August 25, 2025. It grew slowly until Saturday, August 30, when winds caused increased fire activity, with the fire spotting and flanking. Firefighters were challenged with hot and dry conditions, which fueled fire growth. Complex Incident Management NW Team 10 assumed command of the fire on September 3, 2025. On September 16, 2025, the fire was returned to a Type 3 IMT team. The SEWAIMT Team 1 took command of the fire at 0600 on Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025. On September 29, 2025 command of the Wildcat Fire was transferred to a local Type 3 Team.  

On October 8, 2025 command of the Wildcat Fire was transferred to the local unit. There will not be additional updates on this fire.

For updated closure information, please visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/alerts. 

 

120 Days Active
2nd By Size 2nd-largest wildfire this season in Washington
30 mi SE From Enumclaw to the fire perimeter
15,592 Acres 3.0x the size of JFK Airport About the size of Manhattan
95%
Contained +0% in last 24h
3 Personnel $20.5M spent $1.32K/acre

Wildcat Fire Live Perimeter Growth

Wildcat Fire Fire Growth History
Wildcat Fire Containment History

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