The Lambdin fire burned 12,776 acres near Walla Walla, Washington before containment was achieved on June 29, 2026. Homes in the affected area faced direct fire damage from the incident.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 12,776 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Began
- Status
- Ongoing
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Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 12,776 acres ±0 100% contained
- 12,776 acres ±0 99% contained
- 12,776 acres 99% contained
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Latest updates
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- Forecast discussion NWS PDT
Area Forecast Discussion
Isolated to scattered thunderstorms possible this afternoon across central Oregon and eastern mountains, with chances spreading to north-central Oregon and south-central Washington by Sunday.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pendleton OR 440 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 2026
.KEY MESSAGES... - Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorm chances this afternoon across central OR and the eastern mountains, with chances spreading to north central OR and south central WA Sunday
- Above normal temperatures with dry conditions will persist into early next week
- Uncertainty remains around synoptic pattern Thursday into early next week
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.DISCUSSION... Today through Wednesday: Satellite imagery tonight shows increasing mid to upper level cloud cover east of the Cascade crest, with radar imagery showing light to moderate returns pushing across east central OR. This activity is associated with a shortwave impulse currently over southeast OR, and is anticipated to push north along the OR/ID border then rotate northwest into ID/MT early in the afternoon. Showers associated with this impulse will be focused along the Southern Blues into Wallowa county throughout this morning, with shower activity waning mid to late afternoon. A secondary impulse riding up the south-southwest flow aloft will produce another round of shower activity across cent…
- News Nonstop Local News
Lambdin Fire 90% contained, all evacuations and road closures lifted
- News Union-Bulletin
Update: Lambdin Fire grows to 12,776 acres with 25% containment
- News AppleValleyNewsNow.com
Milton-Freewater woman escapes Lambdin Fire after getting into two crashes
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- KIRO 7 News Seattle News
Lambdin Fire grows to 13,300 acres, “Go Now” evacuations in effect in Walla Walla
- FOX 13 Seattle News
Walla Walla County, WA wildfire burns 1,500 acres, triggers 'Go Now' evacuations
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.