Fairview Fire
The Fairview Fire was reported on August 1, 2026 in Spokane County, Washington and burned 992 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 992 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2026
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped August 5, 2026 at 7:45 PM PDT, 992 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 47.751, -117.358.
The incident
- Size
- 992 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2026 at 2:12 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 2 Miles NE from Spokane, WA
- County
- Spokane County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Spokane
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,412,963
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WANES-001852
- IRWIN identifier
- 1C524FE5-7F69-4030-A197-9200BA919915
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 1, 2026 (981 acres) to August 11, 2026 (992 acres). The largest one-day growth was 75 acres, mapped August 2, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2026 | 981 | |
| August 2, 2026 | 1,056 | +75 |
| August 3, 2026 | 1,056 | 0 |
| August 4, 2026 | 992 | -64 |
| August 5, 2026 | 993 | +1 |
| August 9, 2026 | 992 | -1 |
| August 11, 2026 | 992 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mead, 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 August 18, 2026 at 8:57 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-WANES-001852.