Chestnut Fire
The Chestnut Fire was reported on June 6, 2026 in Chelan County, Washington and burned 1,508 acres. It was declared out on July 22, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,508 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 6, 2026
- Personnel
- 25
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped July 17, 2026 at 1:59 PM PDT, 1,089 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.791, -120.027.
The incident
- Size
- 1,508 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 6, 2026 at 10:01 AM PDT
- Contained
- June 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- June 11, 2026 at 6:16 PM PDT
- Declared out
- July 22, 2026 at 3:13 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 4 Miles S from Chelan, WA
- County
- Chelan County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Chelan
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 25
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $700,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WASES-260190
- IRWIN identifier
- 61B0DA7B-AB05-43D3-A817-7087246A7765
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 6, 2026 (3,000 acres) to July 17, 2026 (1,089 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2026 | 3,000 | |
| June 7, 2026 | 3,000 | 0 |
| June 8, 2026 | 1,089 | -1,911 |
| July 17, 2026 | 1,089 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Chelan, 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 22, 2026 at 3:35 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-WASES-260190.