Burn severity · Yakima County 2026
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| Acres by severity and land cover | Forest | Range (shrubland) | Grassland | Other | Unclassified | Acres in Yakima County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unburned to very low | 148 | 432 | 611 | 138 | 0 | 1,329 |
| Low | 77 | 4,014 | 4,660 | 430 | 0 | 9,181 |
| Moderate low | 82 | 14,570 | 14,012 | 1,151 | 0 | 29,815 |
| Moderate high | 146 | 8,589 | 10,103 | 2,493 | 0 | 21,331 |
| High | 483 | 4,042 | 6,006 | 722 | 0 | 11,253 |
| Assessed acres in Yakima County | 935 | 31,646 | 35,393 | 4,934 | 0 | 72,909 |
Severity by fire
| Fire | Reported acres | Acres in Yakima County | Unburned to very low | Low | Moderate low | Moderate high | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colwash Fire | 39,103 | 31,800 (of 39,108) | 289 | 2,747 | 12,633 | 12,268 | 3,863 |
| 4170 Tule Rd Fire | 24,180 | 24,082 | 542 | 5,024 | 12,771 | 4,439 | 1,306 |
| Moxee Orchard Fire | 5,918 | 5,920 | 10 | 417 | 2,293 | 2,338 | 861 |
| 2908 Mccullough Rd Fire | 5,000 | 4,282 | 112 | 136 | 292 | 783 | 2,959 |
| Signal Peak Fire | 3,000 | 3,048 | 120 | 310 | 679 | 757 | 1,182 |
| Roza Fire | 3,536 | 1,785 (of 3,536) | 125 | 284 | 787 | 541 | 48 |
| Ransier Fire | 1,302 | 1,273 | 28 | 46 | 63 | 135 | 1,000 |
| Hwy 97 Mp 43 Fire | 462 | 464 | 52 | 193 | 214 | 5 | 0 |
| Bel-Tel Fire | 145 | 142 | 3 | 18 | 63 | 46 | 11 |
| Buck Camp Fire | 20 | 53 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sheep Company Fire | 25 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Audubon Fire | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| 73 N. Oldenway Fire | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Reconciliation
| Line | Fires | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Counted fires | 13 | 82,727 |
| Offered to assessment | 13 | 82,727 |
| Complex roll-up residue | — | 0 |
| Fires with severity acres | 13 | 82,727 |
| 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 Yakima County | 0 | 0 |
| Assessed acres in Yakima County | 13 | 72,909 |
| Assessed acres outside Yakima County | — | 9,059 |
| Whole perimeter acres | — | 81,968 |
| Burned in from another county | 0 | 0 |
Generated 2026-10-09 18:15 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 2026-10-09 18:15 UTC. LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT for WA. 30 m cells.