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Three Queens

Kittitas, WA · Natural

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

0%Near Contained

9,575

Acres Burned

116

Days Burning

Jul 16, 2026

Discovered

5h ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 95%
Aug 9 / 1,200 acresNov 9 / 9,575 acres

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Threatened Public Lands

12 public land units within 75 miles

Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Avoid

Wilderness / WA

11.5 mi

NE

Snoqualmie National Forest

Avoid

National Forest / WA

12 mi

NW

Cedar River Watershed Watershed Withdrawal

Check first

NCA / WA

15.8 mi

W

Green River Watershed Watershed Withdrawal

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NCA / WA

17.4 mi

SW

Norse Peak Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / WA

29.1 mi

S

Wild Sky Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / WA

31.2 mi

N

Wenatchee National Forest

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National Forest / WA

32.9 mi

NE

Henry M. Jackson Wilderness

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Wilderness / WA

35.4 mi

N

Clearwater Wilderness

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Wilderness / WA

36.5 mi

SW

William O. Douglas Wilderness

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Wilderness / WA

42.7 mi

S

Mount Rainier Wilderness Area

Check first

Wilderness / WA

43.4 mi

SW

Mount Rainier National ParkClosures in effect

Closed

National Park / WA

43.5 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

THREE QUEENS update: 9,575 acres, 95% contained

Perimeter data
Nov 9

Per interagency perimeter data, the THREE QUEENS containment moved from 90% to 95%.

IRWIN

Three Queens Fire Closure 11-01-2026

Closure
Nov 1

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Cle Elum, WA Three Queens Fire Road and Trail Closure Closure Order: 06-17-03-2026-47 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 effec...

InciWeb

THREE QUEENS update: 9,575 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 28

Per interagency perimeter data, the THREE QUEENS containment moved from 82% to 90%.

IRWIN

THREE QUEENS update: 9,575 acres, 82% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 25

Per interagency perimeter data, the THREE QUEENS containment moved from 80% to 82%.

IRWIN

THREE QUEENS update: 9,575 acres, 80% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 24

Per interagency perimeter data, the THREE QUEENS containment moved from 75% to 80%.

IRWIN

THREE QUEENS update: 9,575 acres, 75% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 19

Per interagency perimeter data, the THREE QUEENS containment moved from 33% to 75%.

IRWIN

Three Queens Fire Closure 10-05-2026

Closure
Oct 5

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Cle Elum, WA Three Queens Fire Road and Trail Closure Closure Order: 06-17-03-2026-45 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 effec...

InciWeb

THREE QUEENS update: 9,575 acres, 33% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the THREE QUEENS containment moved from 32% to 33%.

IRWIN

Three Queens Fire Update 09-28-2026

Incident team
Sep 28

Three Queens, King, and Goat Fire Update Monday, September 28th, 2026 Today, command of the Three Queens, King and Goat Fires will be transferred to the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (OWNF), Cle Elum Ranger District at 7:00 pm. The local Okanogan Wenatchee Type 3 Incident Management Team 1 would like to thank the local communities for all their support and continued patience as the forest con...

InciWeb

Three Queens Fire Update (latest) 09-28-2026

Incident team
Sep 28

Three Queens, King, and Goat Fire Update Monday, September 28th, 2026 Today, command of the Three Queens, King and Goat Fires will be transferred to the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (OWNF), Cle Elum Ranger District at 7:00 pm. The local Okanogan Wenatchee Type 3 Incident Management Team 1 would like to thank the local communities for all their support and continued patience as the forest con...

InciWeb

THREE QUEENS update: 9,575 acres, 32% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 27

Per interagency perimeter data, the THREE QUEENS containment moved from 31% to 32%.

IRWIN

THREE QUEENS update: 9,575 acres, 31% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 27

Per interagency perimeter data, the THREE QUEENS grew 24 acres to 9,575.

IRWIN

THREE QUEENS update: 9,551 acres, 31% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 24

Per interagency perimeter data, the THREE QUEENS was remapped 21 acres lower to 9,551.

IRWIN

THREE QUEENS update: 9,572 acres, 31% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 22

Per interagency perimeter data, the THREE QUEENS grew 6 acres to 9,572 and containment moved from 23% to 31%.

IRWIN

Three Queens 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

Timeline

Jul 16Now

116 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: dfa477f2-305c-49ca-b82e-2af072ab55f8

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