Modrite

Growth

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...

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

Fire Information Line: 509-287-8176 | Email: 2026.modrite@firenet.gov Location: Inchelium, WA | Start Date: July 17, 2026 | Cause: Lightning Acres: 57,594 | Containment: 98% | Personnel: 216 This will be the final daily update unless significant events occur. Yesterday’s Activities: Warm, dry weather created scattered hot spots throughout the fire area, and crews continued to monitor sections of u...

Fire Information Line: 509-287-8176 | Email: 2026.modrite@firenet.gov Location: Inchelium, WA | Start Date: July 17, 2026 | Cause: Lightning Acres: 57,594 | Containment: 98% | Personnel: 258 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: Warm, dry conditions produced pockets of he...

Per interagency perimeter data, the Modrite containment moved from 97% to 98%.

Fire Information Line: 509-287-8176 | Email: 2026.modrite@firenet.gov Location: Inchelium, WA | Start Date: July 17, 2026 | Cause: Lightning Acres: 57,594 | Containment: 98% | Personnel: 374 Smoke will be visible as dry conditions increase fire activity burning interior pockets of unburned fuel well away from containment lines. Yesterday’s Activities: Warm, dry conditions resulted in scattered hea...

Fire Information Line: 509-287-8176 | Email: 2026.modrite@firenet.gov Location: Inchelium, WA | Start Date: July 17, 2026 | Cause: Lightning Acres: 57,595 | Containment: 98% | Personnel: 484 Yesterday’s Activities: Crews mopped up and performed gridding work, which involves systematically checking the ground in a structured pattern to locate and extinguish remaining heat, along the northwestern, w...

Per interagency perimeter data, the Modrite was remapped 25 acres lower to 57,594 and containment moved from 92% to 97%.

Fire Information Line: 509-287-8176 | Email: 2026.modrite@firenet.gov Location: Inchelium, WA | Start Date: July 17, 2026 | Cause: Lightning Acres: 57,594 | Containment: 97% | Personnel: 913 Yesterday’s Activities: Chipping efforts to reduce vegetation continued on the northeast corner near Gifford Ferry Road and on the western edge, while crews patrolled and backhauled equipment on the northweste...

Per interagency perimeter data, the Modrite was remapped 20 acres lower to 57,619 and containment moved from 90% to 92%.

Fire Information Line: 509-287-8176 | Email: 2026.modrite@firenet.gov Location: Inchelium, WA | Start Date: July 17, 2026 | Cause: Lightning Acres: 57,619 | Containment: 92% | Personnel: 943 Yesterday’s Activities: Chipping operations to reduce vegetation buildup continued along the western flank and northeast corner along Gifford Ferry Road. On the northwest corner of the fire, crews removed hose...

Per interagency perimeter data, the Modrite was remapped 26 acres lower to 57,639 and containment moved from 83% to 90%.

Fire Information Line: 509-287-8176 | Email: 2026.modrite@firenet.gov Location: Inchelium, WA | Start Date: July 17, 2026 | Cause: Lightning Acres: 57,639 | Containment: 90% | Personnel: 1,001 Yesterday’s Activities: Aggressive mop-up over the past week has continued reducing heat across the fire area. Hose was removed along the fire perimeter south of the Twin Lakes area. Crews north of Falls Cre...

Size: 57,639 acres Start Date: July 17, 2026 Cause: Lightning Containment: 83% Personnel: 1,087 Location: Inchelium, WA Yesterday: Crews patrolled for remaining hot spots near the fireline and around structures. Removal of structure protection equipment is nearly complete throughout the fire area and will continue along the southern part of Wilmont Creek Road. The Gold Mountain Ridge contingency l...

Modrite Fire Update Saturday, August 15, 2026 Size: 57,665 acres Start Date: July 17, 2026 Cause: Lightning Containment: 83% Personnel: 1,183 Location: Inchelium, WA Current Situation: Yesterday, firefighters responded to two small fires started by lightning. Firelines have been completed around both the Teepee Creek and Bear Hide Fires; mop-up operations are finished at Bear Hide and are ongoing ...

Per interagency perimeter data, the Modrite grew 26 acres to 57,665 and containment moved from 80% to 83%.