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High Lava

Skamania, WA · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 2,899 acres in Skamania before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

2,899

Acres Burned

110

Days Burning

Jul 23, 2026

Discovered

1w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 7 / 409 acresOct 30 / 2,899 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

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Indian Heaven Wilderness

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Wilderness / WA

17.8 mi

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Pierce National Wildlife Refuge

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Franz Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

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Gifford Pinchot National Forest

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Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

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Mount Adams Wilderness

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Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / WA

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Situation Updates

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

HIGH LAVA update: 2,899 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 16

Per interagency perimeter data, the HIGH LAVA containment moved from 95% to 100%.

IRWIN

HIGH LAVA update: 2,899 acres, 95% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 8

Per interagency perimeter data, the HIGH LAVA containment moved from 90% to 95%.

IRWIN

HIGH LAVA update: 2,899 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 1

Per interagency perimeter data, the HIGH LAVA containment moved from 85% to 90%.

IRWIN

HIGH LAVA update: 2,899 acres, 85% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 24

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

IRWIN

HIGH LAVA update: 2,899 acres, 80% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 17

Per interagency perimeter data, the HIGH LAVA containment moved from 60% to 80%.

IRWIN

HIGH LAVA update: 2,899 acres, 60% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 16

Per interagency perimeter data, the HIGH LAVA containment moved from 63% to 60%.

IRWIN

Backbone and High Lava Final Update 09-05-2026

Incident team
Sep 5

This is the final update for both fires unless significant changes occur Highlights: The High Lava Fire’s containment reached 63%, while the acreage increased slightly after more precise mapping of the fire area. Fire activity was minimal across both fires over the past few days. Cool, wet weather in the region continued to limit the fire’s growth potential. High Lava Fire: Close to 2 inches of ra...

InciWeb

HIGH LAVA update: 2,899 acres, 63% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 5

Per interagency perimeter data, the HIGH LAVA grew 5 acres to 2,899 and containment moved from 44% to 63%.

IRWIN

HIGH LAVA update: 2,894 acres, 44% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 4

Per interagency perimeter data, the HIGH LAVA containment moved from 39% to 44%.

IRWIN

HIGH LAVA update: 2,894 acres, 39% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 3

Per interagency perimeter data, the HIGH LAVA containment moved from 38% to 39%.

IRWIN

High Lava and Backbone Update 09-02-2026

Incident team
Sep 2

Highlights: Fire activity slowed across both fires over the past few days. Cool, wet weather across the region will further limit the growth potential. Resources are being released and reassigned to other fires as containment increases. High Lava Fire: Crews continued mopping up heat sources along the northeast side of the fire where containment increased Monday. All firing operations have been co...

InciWeb

HIGH LAVA update: 2,894 acres, 38% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 2

Per interagency perimeter data, the HIGH LAVA containment moved from 30% to 38%.

IRWIN

High Lava Update 08-30-2026

Incident team
Aug 30

Highlights: The High Lava Fire is 2,894 acres and 30% contained. Wet and cooler weather on Saturday moderated fire activity and allowed firefighters to continue securing and improving containment and contingency lines. Summary: Firefighters will continue patrolling and monitoring on Sunday while completing remaining work along access roads and strengthening established control and contingency line...

InciWeb

HIGH LAVA update: 2,894 acres, 30% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 30

Per interagency perimeter data, the HIGH LAVA grew 23 acres to 2,894 and containment moved from 23% to 30%.

IRWIN

HIGH LAVA update: 2,871 acres, 23% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the HIGH LAVA grew 95 acres to 2,871 and containment moved from 25% to 23%.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jul 23Now

110 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: 0b15d818-66c9-4225-b4be-86a858cad8e8

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