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Kittitas, WA · Undetermined

Crews have this fire 95% contained. Nearby public lands are likely open, but check for lingering closures.

0%Near Contained

3,427

Acres Burned

82

Days Burning

Aug 19, 2026

Discovered

5h ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 95%
Aug 20 / 5 acresNov 9 / 3,427 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

Check first

NCA / WA

17.8 mi

SW

Green River Watershed Watershed Withdrawal

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NCA / WA

20.7 mi

SW

Wild Sky Wilderness

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Wilderness / WA

27.5 mi

N

Wenatchee National Forest

Check first

National Forest / WA

30 mi

NE

Henry M. Jackson Wilderness

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Wilderness / WA

31.5 mi

N

Norse Peak Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / WA

33 mi

S

Clearwater Wilderness

Check first

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

Park Closure / Mount Rainier National Park

Paradise Road Status: Open, traction tires advised, gate closing at 3 p.m.

11/09/2026 The road is open to Paradise. Traction tires are advised. All vehicles, including 4WD and AWD, must carry tire chains and be ready to use them. The gate at Longmire to Paradise will close to uphill travel at 3 p.m. and downhill t...

Situation Updates

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

KING update: 3,427 acres, 95% contained

Perimeter data
Nov 9

Per interagency perimeter data, the KING containment moved from 72% to 95%.

IRWIN

KING update: 3,427 acres, 72% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 25

Per interagency perimeter data, the KING containment moved from 50% to 72%.

IRWIN

KING update: 3,427 acres, 50% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 19

Per interagency perimeter data, the KING containment moved from 36% to 50%.

IRWIN

KING update: 3,427 acres, 36% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the KING containment moved from 19% to 36%.

IRWIN

KING update: 3,427 acres, 19% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 27

Per interagency perimeter data, the KING grew 18 acres to 3,427.

IRWIN

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

Timeline

Aug 19Now

82 days since discovery

Other Fires in WA

4 additional active fires

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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