2026 Whitman County, Washington Wildfires

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2 Active Fires
2,502 Acres Burning 2.1x the size of Lincoln Park
3 2026 Season Fires ▲ +2 (+200%) vs same period last year
28,262 2026 Season Acres ▲ +21,665 (+328%) vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in Whitman County

Aug 9 Started 637 acres Slightly smaller than Central Park 490 football fields Palouse River Fire
Aug 8 Started 1,865 acres 2.2x the size of Central Park Wells Road Fire
Jun 13 Started 686 acres Slightly smaller than Central Park Snake River Fire

Largest wildfires in Whitman County this season

1,865 Acres 2.2x the size of Central Park Wells Road Fire Rosalia
686 Acres Slightly smaller than Central Park Snake River Fire Clarkston Heights-Vineland
637 Acres Slightly smaller than Central Park 490 football fields Palouse River Fire Colfax

All 2026 Whitman County Fires · 3 fires

A fire is listed here when it is located in Whitman 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 Whitman County, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into Whitman County is listed too, at its Whitman County acres, and is not added to the Whitman County fire counts. County lines come from a different boundary dataset than state lines, so Whitman 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
Wells Road Fire Aug 8, 2026 100% Active 1,865 47.2416, -117.4623 47.2456, -117.4723
Snake River Fire Jun 13, 2026 100% Inactive 686 46.4318, -117.1865 46.4299, -117.1929
Palouse River Fire Aug 9, 2026 100% Active 637 46.8760, -117.2974 46.8709, -117.3080
Also burned into Whitman County
Lyons Ferry Fire from Franklin County Jul 16, 2026 100% Inactive 25,074 of 33,749 46.6886, -118.1776 46.6259, -118.2392
Totals 2026 Season Fires 3 Active Fires 2 Acres Burning 2,502 2026 Season Acres 28,262

Search Fires

🔥 Palouse River Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 9 637 acre 100% contained
Near Colfax · Whitman County, Washington
🔥 Wells Road Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 8 1,865 acre 100% contained
Near Rosalia · Whitman County, Washington
🔥 Snake River Fire 2026
Started: Jun 13 686 acre 100% contained
Near Clarkston Heights-Vineland · Whitman County, Washington