Tunnel Creek Fire
The Tunnel Creek Fire was reported on September 6, 2025 in Jefferson County, Washington and burned 596 acres. It is 50 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 596 acres
- Contained
- 50%
- Discovered
- September 6, 2025
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped July 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM PDT, 598 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.784, -123.085.
The incident
- Size
- 596 acres
- Containment
- 50%
- Discovered
- September 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 Miles SW from Quilcene, WA
- County
- Jefferson County
- State
- Washington
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $69,540
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-WAOLF-000461
- IRWIN identifier
- A1269D6E-8911-41F0-95CD-EDF0416E43FE
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 6, 2025 (39 acres) to July 3, 2026 (598 acres). The largest one-day growth was 236 acres, mapped September 14, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 6, 2025 | 39 | |
| September 14, 2025 | 275 | +236 |
| September 17, 2025 | 275 | 0 |
| September 19, 2025 | 397 | +122 |
| September 21, 2025 | 515 | +118 |
| September 25, 2025 | 557 | +42 |
| September 26, 2025 | 568 | +11 |
| September 27, 2025 | 576 | +8 |
| September 28, 2025 | 581 | +5 |
| October 5, 2025 | 590 | +9 |
| October 6, 2025 | 596 | +6 |
| October 7, 2025 | 597 | +1 |
| July 3, 2026 | 598 | +1 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Quilcene, WA covers the area today.
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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 July 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM PDT. Identifier 2025-WAOLF-000461.