Burn severity · Whitman County 2026
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| Acres by severity and land cover | Forest | Range (shrubland) | Grassland | Other | Unclassified | Acres in Whitman County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unburned to very low | 9 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 71 |
| Low | 13 | 38 | 74 | 64 | 0 | 189 |
| Moderate low | 14 | 73 | 206 | 66 | 0 | 359 |
| Moderate high | 12 | 138 | 340 | 97 | 0 | 586 |
| High | 38 | 317 | 893 | 1,137 | 0 | 2,384 |
| Assessed acres in Whitman County | 85 | 578 | 1,538 | 1,388 | 0 | 3,589 |
Severity by fire
| Fire | Reported acres | Acres in Whitman County | Unburned to very low | Low | Moderate low | Moderate high | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Road Fire | 1,865 | 1,865 | 27 | 68 | 109 | 170 | 1,492 |
| Snake River Fire | 693 | 721 | 24 | 83 | 200 | 231 | 184 |
| Palouse River Fire | 637 | 636 | 12 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 545 |
| Blyton Landing Fire | 120 | 367 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 161 | 164 |
| Lyons Ferry Fire burned in from Franklin County | 33,749 | 25,200 (of 33,931) | 131 | 133 | 392 | 1,710 | 22,834 |
Reconciliation
| Line | Fires | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Counted fires | 4 | 3,315 |
| Offered to assessment | 4 | 3,315 |
| Complex roll-up residue | — | 0 |
| Fires with severity acres | 4 | 3,315 |
| Awaiting a perimeter | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting assessment | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting clear imagery | 0 | 0 |
| Assessment errors | 0 | 0 |
| Smaller than one cell | 0 | 0 |
| Every cell outside Whitman County | 0 | 0 |
| Assessed acres in Whitman County | 4 | 3,589 |
| Assessed acres outside Whitman County | — | 0 |
| Whole perimeter acres | — | 3,589 |
| Burned in from another county | 1 | 25,200 |
Generated 2026-10-06 23:18 UTC. Severity appears for wildfires in the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia that have a mapped perimeter. Each fire is assessed again every few days while its post-fire imagery can still improve.
Sentinel-2 dNBR assessed through 2026-10-06 23:18 UTC. LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT for WA. 30 m cells.