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Goat

Kittitas, WA · Natural

Crews have this fire 85% contained. Nearby public lands are likely open, but check for lingering closures.

0%Near Contained

815

Acres Burned

34

Days Burning

Aug 22, 2026

Discovered

1d ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 85%
Aug 23 / 10 acresSep 24 / 815 acres

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Threatened Public Lands

12 public land units within 75 miles

Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Avoid

Wilderness / WA

8.9 mi

NW

Snoqualmie National Forest

Avoid

National Forest / WA

18.9 mi

W

Wenatchee National Forest

Check first

National Forest / WA

24.4 mi

NE

Cedar River Watershed Watershed Withdrawal

Avoid

NCA / WA

26 mi

W

Green River Watershed Watershed Withdrawal

Avoid

NCA / WA

26.7 mi

SW

Wild Sky Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / WA

31.8 mi

NW

Henry M. Jackson Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / WA

33.2 mi

N

Norse Peak Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / WA

35.2 mi

SW

Clearwater Wilderness

Avoid

Wilderness / WA

45.8 mi

SW

William O. Douglas Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / WA

47.3 mi

S

Mount Rainier Wilderness Area

Check first

Wilderness / WA

51.3 mi

SW

Glacier Peak Wilderness

Avoid

Wilderness / WA

51.4 mi

N

Situation Updates

Posted by the incident management team on InciWeb, plus changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

GOAT update: 815 acres, 85% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 24

Per interagency perimeter data, the GOAT containment moved from 80% to 85%.

IRWIN

Goat Fire Update 09-21-2026

Incident team
Sep 21

Three Queens, King, and Goat Fire Daily Update Monday, September 21st, 2026 Fire Information Line: 509-213-5294 (8am-8pm) | Email: 2026.threequeens@firenet.gov Location: East of Snoqualmie Pass and North of Lake Kachess | Total Personnel: 435 ALERT: At 7 PM today, the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Type 3 Team will assume command of the Queens, King and Goat Fires, from Northwest Team 2. This ...

InciWeb

GOAT update: 815 acres, 80% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 21

Per interagency perimeter data, the GOAT containment moved from 70% to 80%.

IRWIN

GOAT update: 815 acres, 70% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 19

Per interagency perimeter data, the GOAT containment moved from 64% to 70%.

IRWIN

Goat Fire Closure 09-18-2026

Closure
Sep 19

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Cle Elum, WA Goat Fire Closure Closure Order: 06-17-03-2026-44 Pursuant to 16 USC § 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50(a) and (b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Cle Elum Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. This Order is effective September 18, 2026 and will remain...

InciWeb

Goat Fire Update 09-18-2026

Incident team
Sep 18

Three Queens, King, and Goat Fire Daily Update Friday, September 18th, 2026 Fire Information Line: 509-213-5294 (8am-8pm) | Email: 2026.threequeens@firenet.gov Location: East of Snoqualmie Pass and North of Lake Kachess | Total Personnel: 458 ALERT: Closure restrictions within the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest have been reduced. Please visit fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/alerts for more ...

InciWeb

GOAT update: 815 acres, 64% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 18

Per interagency perimeter data, the GOAT containment moved from 41% to 64%.

IRWIN

GOAT update: 815 acres, 41% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 17

Per interagency perimeter data, the GOAT containment moved from 22% to 41%.

IRWIN

Goat Fire Update 09-16-2026

Incident team
Sep 16

Goat Fire Wednesday, September 16, 2026 Fire Information Line: 509-213-5294 (8am-8pm) | Email: 2026.threequeens@firenet.gov Location: East of Snoqualmie Pass and North of Lake Kachess | Total Personnel: 490 ALERTS Moving forward, updates will be issued every other day. Closures remain in place to protect life and property. We appreciate your patience as crews complete the work necessary to safely ...

InciWeb

GOAT update: 815 acres, 22% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 16

Per interagency perimeter data, the GOAT was remapped 1 acres lower to 815.

IRWIN

Goat Fire Update 09-15-2026

Incident team
Sep 15

Three Queens, King, and Goat Fire Daily Update Monday, September 15th, 2026 Fire Information Line: 509-213-5294 (8am-8pm) | Email: 2026.threequeens@firenet.gov Location: East of Snoqualmie Pass and North of Lake Kachess | Total Personnel: 468 ALERTS Moving forward, this update will combine suppression and repair activities combined in one single, streamlined format for the Three Queens, Goat, and ...

InciWeb

Goat Fire Update 09-14-2026

Incident team
Sep 14

Three Queens, King, and Goat Fire Daily Update Monday, September 14th, 2026 Fire Information Line: 509-213-5294 (8am-8pm) | Email: 2026.threequeens@firenet.gov Location: East of Snoqualmie Pass and North of Lake Kachess | Total Personnel: 448 THREE QUEENS FIRE: 9,527 acres | 20% contained Start Date: 07/15/26 | Cause: Lightning Yesterday’s Activities: Significant rainfall limited operations due to...

InciWeb

Goat Fire Update 09-13-2026

Incident team
Sep 13

Three Queens, King, and Goat Fire Daily Update Sunday, September 13th, 2026 Fire Information Line: 509-213-5294 (8am-8pm) | Email: 2026.threequeens@firenet.gov Location: East of Snoqualmie Pass and North of Lake Kachess | Total Personnel: 432 Safety Alert: Excessive precipitation is causing roads to become soft and slippery. Please drive with caution and reduce speed as conditions may change quick...

InciWeb

Goat Fire Update 09-12-2026

Incident team
Sep 12

Three Queens, King, and Goat Fire Daily Update Saturday, September 12, 2026 Location: East of Snoqualmie Pass and North of Lake Kachess Total Personnel: 482 GOAT FIRE: 816 acres | 22% contained Start Date: 08/22/26 | Cause: Lightning Yesterday: Heavy equipment and water tenders worked on grading roads, while firefighters gridded, mopped-up, and patrolled areas where they could safely access the fi...

InciWeb

GOAT update: 816 acres, 22% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 12

Per interagency perimeter data, the GOAT grew 3 acres to 816 and containment moved from 3% to 22%.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 22Now

34 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 21f3bf0a-4001-4ecf-88a2-91fdbc6ba2d6

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