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King

Kittitas, WA · Undetermined

An active fire at 19% containment. Conditions can change quickly. Check closures before traveling to nearby public lands.

0%Critical

3,409

Acres Burned

36

Days Burning

Aug 19, 2026

Discovered

1d ago

Last Update

Growth

Grew 74 acres in the last day
Aug 20 / 5 acresSep 24 / 3,409 acres

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Threatened Public Lands

12 public land units within 75 miles

Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Avoid

Wilderness / WA

7.9 mi

NE

Snoqualmie National Forest

Avoid

National Forest / WA

9.8 mi

NW

Cedar River Watershed Watershed Withdrawal

Avoid

NCA / WA

17.8 mi

SW

Green River Watershed Watershed Withdrawal

Avoid

NCA / WA

20.7 mi

SW

Wild Sky Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / WA

27.5 mi

N

Wenatchee National Forest

Check first

National Forest / WA

30 mi

NE

Henry M. Jackson Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / WA

31.5 mi

N

Norse Peak Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / WA

33 mi

S

Clearwater Wilderness

Avoid

Wilderness / WA

39.5 mi

SW

William O. Douglas Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / WA

46.6 mi

S

Mount Rainier Wilderness Area

Check first

Wilderness / WA

47 mi

SW

Mount Rainier National ParkClosures in effect

Closed

National Park / WA

47.1 mi

SW

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Danger / Mount Rainier National Park

WILDFIRE CLOSURES: Sunrise & northern trails. White River open.

Due to several active fires on the north side of the park, the following closures are in effect until further notice: Grand Park area & trails, Northern Loop Trail, Wonderland Trail from Carbon River Suspension Bridge to Frozen Lake, & asso...

Official notice

Park Closure / Mount Rainier National Park

SR 165 Carbon River/Fairfax Bridge is closed: no access to Carbon River or Mowich Lake.

There is NO public access to Carbon River & Mowich Lake from SR 165. The bridge is closed to pedestrians, bicycles and vehicles and there is no alternate route.

Official notice

Situation Updates

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

KING update: 3,409 acres, 19% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 24

Per interagency perimeter data, the KING grew 74 acres to 3,409 and containment moved from 20% to 19%.

IRWIN

KING update: 3,335 acres, 20% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 22

Per interagency perimeter data, the KING grew 21 acres to 3,335 and containment moved from 0% to 20%.

IRWIN

King Fire Update 09-21-2026

Incident team
Sep 21

Three Queens, King, and Goat Fire Daily Update Monday, September 21 st , 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. Thi...

InciWeb

KING update: 3,314 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 20

Per interagency perimeter data, the KING grew 10 acres to 3,314.

IRWIN

King Fire Closure 09-18-2026

Closure
Sep 19

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Cle Elum, WA King 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

King Fire Update 09-18-2026

Incident team
Sep 18

Three Queens, King, and Goat Fire Daily Update Friday, September 18 th , 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 for https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatche...

InciWeb

KING update: 3,304 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 18

Per interagency perimeter data, the KING grew 6 acres to 3,304.

IRWIN

King Fire Update 09-16-2026

Incident team
Sep 16

Three Queens, King, and Goat Fire Daily Update Wednesday, September 16th, 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...

InciWeb

KING update: 3,298 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 16

Per interagency perimeter data, the KING grew 20 acres to 3,298.

IRWIN

King 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

King Fire Update 09-14-2026

Incident team
Sep 14

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

King 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

KING update: 3,278 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 12

Per interagency perimeter data, the KING grew 61 acres to 3,278.

IRWIN

King Fire Update 09-11-2026

Incident team
Sep 11

Three Queens, King, and Goat Fire Daily Update Friday, September 11, 2026 Location: East of Snoqualmie Pass and North of Lake Kachess Total Personnel: 463 GOAT FIRE: 816 acres | 3% 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 fire’...

InciWeb

King Fire Update 09-10-2026

Incident team
Sep 10

Three Queens, King, and Goat Fire Daily Update Thursday, September 10, 2026 Location: East of Snoqualmie Pass and North of Lake Kachess GOAT FIRE: 813 acres | 3% contained Start Date: 08/22/26 | Cause: Lightning Yesterday: Baker River Interagency Hotshots coordinated with aviation for water bucket drops on the southeast corner of the fire in the afternoon. Heavy equipment and water tenders worked ...

InciWeb

Timeline

Aug 19Now

36 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: e70e0fbe-8dd6-4e75-bce8-8e5b9672a3c4

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