Colwash Fire
The Colwash Fire was reported on August 22, 2026 in Yakima County, Washington and burned 39,103 acres. It was declared out on August 28, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 39,103 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped August 22, 2026 at 5:20 PM PDT, 39,103 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.175, -120.196.
The incident
- Size
- 39,103 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2026 at 7:58 AM PDT
- Contained
- August 23, 2026 at 5:53 AM PDT
- Controlled
- August 28, 2026 at 8:33 AM PDT
- Declared out
- August 28, 2026 at 8:33 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 5 Miles W from Mabton, WA
- County
- Yakima County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Satus
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,900,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WAYAA-000090
- IRWIN identifier
- ED58C7D2-E100-4CA5-B2C7-214C9D086E47
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 22, 2026 (34,732 acres) to August 25, 2026 (39,103 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,066 acres, mapped August 23, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 22, 2026 | 34,732 | |
| August 23, 2026 | 38,799 | +4,067 |
| August 24, 2026 | 39,073 | +274 |
| August 25, 2026 | 39,103 | +30 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Satus, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 September 16, 2026 at 8:59 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-WAYAA-000090.