The Modrite wildfire began on July 17 in Ferry, Washington, and has burned 5,679 acres with no containment as of the last update. 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
- 56,036 acres
- Containment
- 57%
- 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 (Ferry, 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
Ferry, Washington · ≈ 88 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-08-08 03:28 UTC · ≈ 88 sq mi · snapshot 25 of 25
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.
- 56,036 acres +1,262 57% contained
- 54,774 acres +1,024 60% contained
- 53,750 acres ±0 39% contained
- 53,750 acres ±0 39% contained
- 53,750 acres +1,914 39% contained
- 51,836 acres +694 35% contained
- 51,142 acres +1,247 16% contained
- 49,895 acres +9,270 17% contained
Show 20 earlier observations
- 40,625 acres +3,551 19% contained
- 37,074 acres ±0 22% contained
- 37,074 acres +15,825 22% contained
- 21,249 acres ±0 27% contained
- 21,249 acres +9,483 27% contained
- 11,766 acres +1,581 63% contained
- 10,185 acres +877 63% contained
- 9,308 acres +201 63% contained
- 9,107 acres ±0 63% contained
- 9,107 acres ±0 63% contained
- 9,107 acres +30 63% contained
- 9,077 acres ±0 0% contained
- 9,077 acres +59 0% contained
- 9,018 acres ±0 0% contained
- 9,018 acres ±0 0% contained
- 9,018 acres +1,101 0% contained
- 7,917 acres +215 0% contained
- 7,702 acres ±0 0% contained
- 7,702 acres +2,023 0% contained
- 5,679 acres 0% contained
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Modrite Fire
The Modrite Fire is a wildfire burning near Wilmont Creek Road, from the Kewa Road intersection at Silver Creek to Inchelium, WA. Residents in this area should leave immediately. Do not wait for additional notifications or door-to-door contact. Be aware of your surroundings, evacuate without delay, and use caution while traveling. Watch for emergency vehicles and first responders.
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.