Washington wildfires

Wildcat Fire

OutYakima County, Washington2025Wildfire

The Wildcat Fire was reported on August 25, 2025 in Yakima County, Washington and burned 15,592 acres. It was declared out on December 22, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
15,592 acres
Contained
90%
Discovered
August 25, 2025
Personnel
3

Map

Perimeter mapped December 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM PST, 15,592 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.845, -121.397.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for South Cle Elum

The incident

Size
15,592 acres
Containment
90%
Discovered
August 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM PDT
Contained
December 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM PST
Declared out
December 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM PST
Cause
Natural
Location
30 Miles W from Naches, WA
County
Yakima County
State
Washington
Nearest city reported
Naches
Protecting agency
USFS
Jurisdiction
USFS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Personnel assigned
3
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$20,528,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-WAOWF-000747
IRWIN identifier
85E4DC0C-193D-40FE-B4D5-9E467F180B44

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 26, 2025 (20 acres) to December 22, 2025 (15,592 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,790 acres, mapped September 4, 2025.

DayAcresChange
August 26, 202520
August 27, 202518-2
August 30, 202564+46
August 31, 20251,175+1,111
September 1, 20251,273+98
September 2, 20251,280+7
September 3, 20252,752+1,472
September 4, 20255,542+2,790
September 5, 20256,696+1,154
September 6, 20257,566+870
September 7, 20257,595+29
September 8, 20257,736+141
September 9, 20257,871+135
September 10, 20257,894+23
September 11, 20257,952+58
September 12, 20257,9520
September 13, 20258,018+66
September 14, 20258,415+397
September 15, 20258,419+4
September 16, 20258,594+175
September 17, 20258,710+116
September 18, 20258,806+96
September 19, 20258,850+44
September 22, 20259,348+498
September 23, 20259,411+63
September 24, 20259,574+163
September 25, 202510,059+485
September 26, 202510,515+456
September 27, 202511,203+688
September 28, 202511,623+420
September 29, 202514,133+2,510
October 1, 202514,316+183
October 2, 202514,499+183
October 3, 202515,040+541
October 4, 202515,094+54
October 5, 202515,314+220
October 6, 202515,472+158
October 7, 202515,523+51
December 22, 202515,592+69

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for South Cle Elum, 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 December 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM PST. Identifier 2025-WAOWF-000747.