Country Meadow Fire
The Country Meadow Fire was reported on May 23, 2026 in Benton County, Washington and burned 2,000 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped May 30, 2026 at 7:26 AM PDT, 910 acres (digitized-other). Point of origin 46.165, -119.337.
The incident
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 8 Miles W from Kennewick, WA
- County
- Benton County
- State
- Washington
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $250,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WABENN-260130
- IRWIN identifier
- 63870BD1-8655-43B9-B5E7-9566F1FBEC82
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tri-Cities, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Tri-Cities, WA9 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Richland, WA9 miles north of the fire’s origin
- West Pasco, WA9 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- West Richland, WA10 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Benton City, WA10 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Kennewick, WA10 miles east of the fire’s origin
Washington wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated June 24, 2026 at 1:11 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-WABENN-260130.