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King Fire, Washington (2026)

Last changed (18:01 UTC, 9 November 2026). Checks the NIFC incident feed every 30 minutes; next check .

The King Fire in Kittitas County, Washington was discovered on 19 August 2026 and had burned 3,427 acres (1,387 hectares), 95% contained, as of the incident record updated 9 November 2026, according to the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS data.

Map: King Fire, Washington (2026)
47.47° N, 121.26° W · Washington, United States · map © Natural Earth

Key figures

Size
3,427 acres1,387 haSource: NIFC WFIGS
Contained
95%Source: NIFC WFIGS
Discovered
23:09 UTC, 19 August 2026Source: NIFC WFIGS
County
Kittitas CountySource: NIFC WFIGS
State
WashingtonSource: NIFC WFIGS
Incident ID
2026-WAOWF-260699Source: NIFC WFIGS

Sources

Recorded by Gods Eyes from the live feed ; the source last updated it . Figures are as the source reported them at the time and may since have been revised; the source pages are authoritative.

Affected area

Nearest towns

  • Wenatchee71 km away · pop. 62,625
  • Seattle82 km away · pop. 3,074,000
  • Everett89 km away · pop. 486,903
  • Tacoma99 km away · pop. 719,868
  • Bremerton105 km away · pop. 126,820
  • Yakima112 km away · pop. 99,287

Places from the Natural Earth populated places list, by straight-line distance. The source names no towns for this event.

Timeline

  1. 18:01 UTC9 November 2026Containment went from 72% to 95%.
  2. 08:49 UTC3 November 2026Gods Eyes recorded it from the feed.
  3. 23:09 UTC19 August 2026The fire was discovered, according to the incident record.

Only updates Gods Eyes saw in the feed are listed.

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