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The Ryegrass Coulee fire burned 537 acres in Kittitas, Washington before being fully contained; homes in the area faced direct fire damage.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 537 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Human
- Began
- Status
- Inactive
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (Kittitas, 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.
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Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 537 acres ±0 100% contained
- 537 acres ±0 100% contained
- 537 acres ±0 100% contained
- 537 acres +37 100% contained
- 500 acres ±0 99% contained
- 500 acres ±0 99% contained
- 500 acres −37 99% contained
- 537 acres −263 99% contained
Show 1 earlier observation
- 800 acres 10% 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.
- Fire weather NWS PDT
Fire Weather / Red Flag
Westerly winds gusting to 30 mph combined with humidity as low as 11 percent will create critical fire conditions through Saturday evening.
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000 WWUS86 KPDT 072122 RFWPDT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pendleton OR 222 PM PDT Fri Aug 7 2026
...BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY AND SATURDAY THROUGH THE CASCADE GAPS AND INTO THE COLUMBIA BASIN...
.Breezy westerly winds through the Cascade gaps will likely (80% chance) overlap with low relative humidity and generate Red Flag conditions this afternoon through Saturday. Poor to fair overnight RH recovery is anticipated Friday night.
ORZ691-WAZ691-080630- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260809T0600Z/ Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon-Lower Columbia Basin of Washington- 222 PM PDT Fri Aug 7 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR691 AND WA691...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Washington.
* TIMING...Until 11 PM PDT Saturday.
* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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- Federal declaration FEMA
Emergency declaration: WILDFIRES (Washington)
FEMA EM-3650 — Fire, declared 2026-08-03.
- Federal declaration FEMA
Fire Management Assistance declaration: SIGNAL PEAK FIRE (Washington)
FEMA FM-5649 — Fire, declared 2026-07-26.
- Federal declaration FEMA
Fire Management Assistance declaration: RANSIER FIRE (Washington)
FEMA FM-5651 — Fire, declared 2026-07-26.
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- FEMA Federal declaration
Fire Management Assistance declaration: KAISER CANYON FIRE (Washington)
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- NonStop Local KHQ News
Ryegrass Coulee Fire now 100% contained, 2 residences destroyed
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Ryegrass Coulee Fire now 100% contained, 2 residences destroyed
- abc6onyourside.com News
Firefighter loses home battling Kittitas County wildfire that destroyed 2 properties
- fox4beaumont.com News
Firefighter loses home battling Kittitas County wildfire that destroyed 2 properties
- WSBT News
Firefighter loses home battling Kittitas County wildfire that destroyed 2 properties
- AppleValleyNewsNow.com News
Community comes together to support local firefighter who lost home in Ryegrass Coulee Fire
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- Yakima Herald-Republic News
Wildfire near Vantage leads to evacuations; I-90 traffic reopens
- The Spokesman-Review News
- KOMO News
Firefighter loses home battling Kittitas County wildfire that destroyed 2 properties
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Ryegrass Coulee Fire believed to be human-caused, evacuation levels reduced
- KING5.com News
Car traveling on Vantage highway caused wildfire that destroyed 2 homes, inspector says
- The Spokesman-Review News
‘Rapidly moving wildfire’ breaks out along I-90 in Vantage area
- Yahoo News
Evacuations lifted for the Ryegrass Coulee Fire near Vantage
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.