A high-significance wildfire began in Stevens, Washington, on July 25, 2026. Homes in the affected area face fire damage risk.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 4,424 acres
- Containment
- 76%
- 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 (Stevens, 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.
Interactive affected-area map
Stevens, Washington · ≈ 6.9 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-08-08 03:30 UTC · ≈ 6.9 sq mi · snapshot 14 of 14
View the timeline — how the reported area changed
Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 4,424 acres ±0 76% contained
- 4,424 acres ±0 76% contained
- 4,424 acres +6 79% contained
- 4,418 acres +51 44% contained
- 4,367 acres ±0 42% contained
- 4,367 acres ±0 42% contained
- 4,367 acres +42 42% contained
- 4,325 acres +25 7% contained
Show 14 earlier observations
- 4,300 acres +88 7% contained
- 4,212 acres +32 7% contained
- 4,180 acres ±0 7% contained
- 4,180 acres ±0 7% contained
- 4,180 acres +12 7% contained
- 4,168 acres +73 7% contained
- 4,095 acres ±0 0% contained
- 4,095 acres +254 0% contained
- 3,841 acres ±0 0% contained
- 3,841 acres ±0 0% contained
- 3,841 acres +293 0% contained
- 3,548 acres ±0 0% contained
- 3,548 acres +953 0% contained
- 2,595 acres 0% contained
Shown as reported by our sources — not an official product. For current advisories and the authoritative map, see NASA EONET ↗.
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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.
- Incident update InciWeb
Bradeen Hill Fire
The Bradeen Hill Fire is burning in Stevens County, Washington near the town of Gifford. This fire was wind-driven on its first evening and grew quickly. The CIMT managing Modrite Fire is also managing the Bradeen Hill Fire.Evacuation map can be found here at this link. Sign up for hyper-reach alerts here at this link.Large animals can be taken to the Arden Rodeo grounds but must be owner cared-for. A Red Cross Shelter has been opened at the Jenkins High School in Chewelah. Small animals are welcome and kennels are available. All pets must be watched by their owner.Daily Operational Update Videos are available here: https://www.youtube.com/@NW3PublicInformation/videos
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.