The Lyons Ferry fire has burned 34,011 acres in Franklin, Washington since July 16. Homes in the affected area face the threat of fire damage, with containment at 53 percent.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 33,749 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Undetermined
- 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 (Franklin, 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
Franklin, Washington · ≈ 53 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-07-22 00:44 UTC · ≈ 53 sq mi · snapshot 3 of 3
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Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 33,749 acres −262 100% contained
- 34,011 acres −155 53% contained
- 34,166 acres 28% 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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Lyons Ferry
This fire started at 3:39 AM on Thursday, July 16. Gusty winds and dry fuel pushed the fire. Initial attack was done by fire agencies in Franklin and Whitman counties. Southeast Washington Incident Management - Team 3 took over management of the fire the evening of July 16. This fire is one of four fires (Lyons Ferry, Neff Jones, Wallace Walker, Devil's Canyon Fires) that are all associated and being managed by same Incident Management Team. The email and contact phone will be the same for all four.
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.