A high-significance wildfire began in Chelan, Washington, on July 16, 2026, posing a fire hazard to residential structures in the affected area.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 82,758 acres
- Containment
- 1%
- Cause
- Natural
- 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 (Chelan, 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
Chelan, Washington · ≈ 130 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-08-08 00:33 UTC · ≈ 130 sq mi · snapshot 21 of 21
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.
- 82,758 acres +5,249 1% contained
- 77,509 acres ±0 1% contained
- 77,509 acres +3,225 1% contained
- 74,284 acres +3,431 1% contained
- 70,853 acres ±0 0% contained
- 70,853 acres ±0 0% contained
- 70,853 acres +11,507 0% contained
- 59,346 acres +20,816 0% contained
Show 18 earlier observations
- 38,530 acres ±0 0% contained
- 38,530 acres +7,001 0% contained
- 31,529 acres +3,136 0% contained
- 28,393 acres +3,184 0% contained
- 25,209 acres ±0 0% contained
- 25,209 acres −198 0% contained
- 25,407 acres +1,046 0% contained
- 24,361 acres ±0 0% contained
- 24,361 acres +2,065 0% contained
- 22,296 acres +4,394 0% contained
- 17,902 acres −1,232 0% contained
- 19,134 acres +8,806 0% contained
- 10,328 acres +2,770 0% contained
- 7,558 acres ±0 0% contained
- 7,558 acres +6,781 0% contained
- 777 acres −6,781 0% contained
- 7,558 acres +6,781 0% contained
- 777 acres 4% 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
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Little Giant Fire
The Little Giant Fire, started by lightning on July 15, is located 30 miles NW of Leavenworth, WA. It is in the Chiwawa River drainage on the Wenatchee River Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. It was originally estimated at 5 acres. Rappelers were dispatched for initial attack, and a 21-person initial attack crew arrived on July 17. Minimal aerial support was available to support firefighters on the ground.Due to winds and increased fire behavior, as well as poor access in steep, inaccessible country, all firefighters disengaged and hiked out on July 18. Warm weather, winds and low humidity has led to more active fire behavior since July 20th. Chelan County Sheriff's Office issued a Level 1 Fire Advisory for the Trinity Area on Tuesday, July 21. Updates on alerts and evacuations can be obtained here on the Chelan County Emergency Management Facebook page, or the website at https://www.co.chelan.wa.us/emergency-management/pages/active-emergencies.
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.