Inactive

Kaiser Canyon

Okanogan, WA · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 138,293 acres in Okanogan before dropping off the national incident feed.

138,293

Acres Burned

117

Days Burning

Jul 16, 2026

Discovered

2w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%

Aug 7 / 136,978 acresOct 28 / 138,293 acres

Public Lands Nearby

7 public land units within 75 miles

Farm Service Agency Interest Of Wa

Wildlife Refuge / WA

20.3 mi

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation AreaClosures in effect

Closed

Recreation Area / WA

33.5 mi

Colville National Forest

National Forest / WA

62 mi

Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Refuge / WA

64.5 mi

Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Refuge / WA

66.4 mi

Okanogan National Forest

National Forest / WA

71.1 mi

Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / WA

71.5 mi

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

Hawk Creek Campground Reservations Closed Until Further Notice

Campground reservations remain closed until further evaluation. The Hawk Creek Area (road, boat launch, and waterway) is now open to the public after a road improvement and stabilization project.

Park Closure / Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

Fort Spokane boat launch & day use open; Campground open with some closures

Fort Spokane Campground has re-opened to the public with minimal closures as of 8/14/2026. Sites 39, 40, 41, 50, and walk-in sites 64-68 will remain closed for the foreseeable future due to fire damage and hazard trees. Caution tape and clo...

Situation Updates

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

Kaiser Canyon update: 138,293 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data

Sep 7

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kaiser Canyon containment moved from 98% to 100%.

IRWIN

Kaiser Canyon update: 138,293 acres, 99% contained

Perimeter data

Sep 1

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kaiser Canyon containment moved from 98% to 99%.

IRWIN

Kaiser Canyon update: 138,293 acres, 98% contained

Perimeter data

Aug 25

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kaiser Canyon grew 9 acres to 138,293.

IRWIN

Kaiser Canyon Fire Daily Update 08-23-2026

Incident team

Aug 23

Fire Information Line: 509-800-8123 | Email: 2026.ka isercanyon@firenet.gov Location: Nespelem, Colville Reservation, WA | Start Date: July 16, 2026 Cause: Lightning | Acres: 138,284 | Containment: 98% | Personnel: 314 This will be the final update unless significant events occur. Yesterday’s Activities: Firefighters continued patrolling and monitoring sections of the fire, checking for heat, smok...

InciWeb

Kaiser Canyon Fire Daily Update 08-22-2026

Incident team

Aug 22

Fire Information Line: 509-800-8123 | Email: 2026.ka isercanyon@firenet.gov Location: Nespelem, Colville Reservation, WA | Start Date: July 16, 2026 Cause: Lightning | Acres: 138,284 | Containment: 90% | Personnel: 314 The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity. Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Yesterday’s Activities: Crews completed...

InciWeb

Kaiser Canyon update: 138,284 acres, 98% contained

Perimeter data

Aug 22

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kaiser Canyon containment moved from 90% to 98%.

IRWIN

Kaiser Canyon Daily Update 08-21-2026

Incident team

Aug 21

Fire Information Line: 509-800-8123 | Email: 2026.ka isercanyon@firenet.gov Location: Nespelem, Colville Reservation, WA | Start Date: July 16, 2026 Cause: Lightning | Acres: 138,284 | Containment: 90% | Personnel: 326 Smoke will be visible as warm, dry conditions continue to increase fire activity, burning interior pockets of unburned fuel away from the containment lines. Yesterday’s Activities: ...

InciWeb

Kaiser Canyon update: 138,284 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data

Aug 21

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kaiser Canyon was remapped 8 acres lower to 138,284.

IRWIN

Kaiser Canyon Fire Daily Update 08-20-2026

Incident team

Aug 20

Fire Information Line: 509-800-8123 | Email: 2026.ka isercanyon@firenet.gov Location: Nespelem, Colville Reservation, WA | Start Date: July 16, 2026 Cause: Lightning | Acres: 138,292 | Containment: 90% | Personnel: 413 Yesterday’s Activities: Firefighters patrolled and monitored sections of the fire, checking for heat, smoke, changes in fire behavior, and ensuring previously contained areas remain...

InciWeb

Kaiser Canyon update: 138,292 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data

Aug 20

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kaiser Canyon was remapped 6 acres lower to 138,292 and containment moved from 86% to 90%.

IRWIN

Kaiser Canyon Fire Daily Update 08-19-2026

Incident team

Aug 19

Fire Information Line: 509-800-8123 | Email: 2026.kaisercanyon@firenet.gov Location: Nespelem, Colville Reservation, WA | Start Date: July 16, 2026 Cause: Lightning | Acres: 138,292 | Containment: 89% | Personnel: 525 Yesterday’s Activities: Firefighters patrolled and monitored sections of the fire, checking for heat, smoke, changes in fire behavior, and to ensure previously controlled areas remai...

InciWeb

Kaiser Canyon update: 138,298 acres, 86% contained

Perimeter data

Aug 19

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kaiser Canyon grew 2 acres to 138,298 and containment moved from 84% to 86%.

IRWIN

Kaiser Canyon Fire Daily Update 08-18-2026

Incident team

Aug 18

Fire Information Line: 509-800-8123 | Email: 2026.ka isercanyon@firenet.gov Location: Nespelem, Colville Reservation, WA | Start Date: July 16, 2026 Cause: Lightning | Acres: 138,298 | Containment: 86% | Personnel: 563 Yesterday’s Activities: Firefighters continued to patrol and monitor portions of the fire, checking for heat, smoke or changes in fire behavior. Crews achieved 100% containment on t...

InciWeb

Kaiser Canyon update: 138,296 acres, 84% contained

Perimeter data

Aug 18

Per interagency perimeter data, the Kaiser Canyon containment moved from 83% to 84%.

IRWIN

Kaiser Canyon Fire Daily Update 08-17-2026

Incident team

Aug 17

Location: Nespelem, Colville Reservation, WA | Start Date: July 16, 2026 Cause: Lightning | Acres: 138,296 | Containment: 84% | Personnel: 560 Yesterday’s Activities: Firefighters continued to strengthen containment lines around the fire, checking for lingering heat and extinguishing hot spots that could threaten the perimeter. Crews mopped-up the 17-acre fire located below Moses Meadows near Disa...

InciWeb

Timeline

Jul 16Now

117 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: b5597100-d6c9-49f9-bc74-6b8fc4432e92

Important

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