The B and O fire near Okanogan has burned 2,762 acres and is 95 percent contained. Homes in the area face risk from active fire spread in the remaining uncontained perimeter.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 2,762 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Human
- Began
- Status
- Ongoing
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (Okanogan, Washington), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
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Okanogan, Washington · ≈ 4.3 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 2,762 acres ±0 100% contained
- 2,762 acres ±0 95% contained
- 2,762 acres ±0 95% contained
- 2,762 acres ±0 95% contained
- 2,762 acres −53 95% contained
- 2,815 acres 63% contained
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Forecast discussion NWS OTX
Area Forecast Discussion
Red Flag Warnings remain in effect due to breezy westerly winds and low humidity, with widespread smoke expected to continue through the weekend.
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000 FXUS66 KOTX 081732 AFDOTX
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Spokane WA Issued by National Weather Service Seattle WA 1032 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Red Flag Warnings due to breezy westerly winds and low relative humidity remain in effect mainly for the Cascade gaps and Columbia Basin region.
- Widespread smoke and haze will continue today; some improvement is expected through the weekend, except in the vicinity of or downwind of ongoing wildfires.
- Continued elevated fire weather conditions Sunday for the Cascade gaps due to breezy westerly winds and low relative humidity.
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.SYNOPSIS... A ridge of high pressure will flatten today through the weekend as a couple of shortwaves pass over the region. This will facilitate elevated to critical fire weather conditions, and Red Flag Warnings remain in effect for much of the region. Widespread smoke and haze will continue today, and while westerly winds are expected to bring some improvement to the region this afternoon through the weekend, wildfire smoke will continue to impact the region, especially in the vicinity of or downwind of regional wildfires. A quasi-zonal upper-level pattern will con…
- News Lynnwood Times
Snohomish County firefighters deploy to Eastern WA to assist in combatting devastating fires
- News US Forest Service (.gov)
Paving Closure along Highway 20 to Campgrounds and Trailheads - Methow Valley Ranger District
- Federal declaration FEMA
Emergency declaration: WILDFIRES (Washington)
FEMA EM-3650 — Fire, declared 2026-08-03.
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- KING5.com News
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- KING5.com News
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- InciWeb Incident update
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.