Rattlesnake Fire
The Rattlesnake Fire was reported on September 1, 2025 in Ferry County, Washington and burned 21,845 acres. It is 96 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 21,845 acres
- Contained
- 96%
- Discovered
- September 1, 2025
- Personnel
- 33
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Map
Perimeter mapped December 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM PST, 21,845 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.873, -118.375.
The incident
- Size
- 21,845 acres
- Containment
- 96%
- Discovered
- September 1, 2025 at 9:20 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 2 Miles W from Seven Bays, WA
- County
- Ferry County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Inchelium
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 33
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 1 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $17,997,862
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-WACOA-250164
- IRWIN identifier
- 6B62BD16-6651-441C-B8CC-A647588AADB4
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 1, 2025 (4 acres) to December 22, 2025 (21,845 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,116 acres, mapped September 2, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 1, 2025 | 4 | |
| September 2, 2025 | 4,120 | +4,116 |
| September 3, 2025 | 6,052 | +1,932 |
| September 4, 2025 | 7,679 | +1,627 |
| September 5, 2025 | 10,219 | +2,540 |
| September 6, 2025 | 10,622 | +403 |
| September 7, 2025 | 14,405 | +3,783 |
| September 8, 2025 | 17,713 | +3,308 |
| September 9, 2025 | 19,367 | +1,654 |
| September 11, 2025 | 21,338 | +1,971 |
| September 12, 2025 | 21,828 | +490 |
| September 13, 2025 | 21,830 | +2 |
| September 14, 2025 | 21,844 | +14 |
| September 17, 2025 | 21,845 | +1 |
| September 19, 2025 | 21,845 | 0 |
| September 27, 2025 | 21,845 | 0 |
| December 22, 2025 | 21,845 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wilbur, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Wilbur, WA17 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Davenport, WA18 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Coulee Dam, WA29 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Grand Coulee, WA29 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Electric City, WA31 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Fairchild Air Force Base, WA38 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated December 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM PST. Identifier 2025-WACOA-250164.