2026 Benton County, Washington Wildfires

0 Active Fires

7,305 Acres Burning 6.0x the size of Lincoln Park

6 2026 Season Fires ▲ +5 (+500%) vs same period last year

11,807 2026 Season Acres ▲ +10,561 (+848%) vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in Benton County

Jul 24 Started 750 acres Slightly smaller than Central Park Locust Grove Fire

Jul 11 Started 600 acres Slightly smaller than Central Park 462 football fields Nine Canyon Fire

Jun 29 Started 11 acres 8 football fields Webber Canyon Fire

Jun 23 Started 319 acres 245 football fields Wagon Wheel Fire

Jun 14 Started 822 acres About the size of Central Park Oie Fire

May 23 Started 2,000 acres 1.7x the size of Lincoln Park Country Meadow Fire

Largest wildfires in Benton County this season

2,000 Acres 1.7x the size of Lincoln Park Country Meadow Fire Richland

822 Acres About the size of Central Park Oie Fire Benton City

750 Acres Slightly smaller than Central Park Locust Grove Fire Highland

600 Acres Slightly smaller than Central Park 462 football fields Nine Canyon Fire Finley

319 Acres 245 football fields Wagon Wheel Fire Benton City

11 Acres 8 football fields Webber Canyon Fire Benton City

All 2026 Benton County Fires · 6 fires

A fire is listed here when it is located in Benton County. Each complex is counted once, through its parent: the parent carries the complex's acres, and its member fires are listed beneath it without being counted again. A fire that crossed a county line is listed with the acres that burned in Benton County, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into Benton County is listed too, at its Benton County acres, and is not added to the Benton County fire counts. County lines come from a different boundary dataset than state lines, so Benton County's acres are counted along county lines and can differ a little at the edges from the figures on the state page.

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Fire	Start date	Containment	Status	Acres	Center	Ignition point
Country Meadow Fire	May 23, 2026	100%	Inactive	2,000	46.1630, -119.3007	46.1653, -119.3374
Oie Fire	Jun 14, 2026	—	Inactive	822	46.2690, -119.6020	46.2728, -119.5766
Locust Grove Fire	Jul 24, 2026	100%	Inactive	750	46.1490, -119.1477	—
Nine Canyon Fire	Jul 11, 2026	—	Inactive	600	46.1166, -119.0565	46.1219, -119.0467
Wagon Wheel Fire	Jun 23, 2026	—	Inactive	319	46.3092, -119.5120	46.3105, -119.4948
Webber Canyon Fire	Jun 29, 2026	—	Inactive	11	46.1945, -119.4576	46.1902, -119.4562
Also burned into Benton County
Colwash Fire from Yakima County	Aug 22, 2026	95%	Active	7,305 of 39,073	46.1514, -119.9884	46.2136, -120.1204
Totals	2026 Season Fires 6	Active Fires 0	Acres Burning 7,305	2026 Season Acres 11,807