Garda Falls Fire
The Garda Falls Fire was reported on August 24, 2026 in Pierce County, Washington and has burned 73 acres. It is 0 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 73 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped September 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM PDT, 73 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 46.922, -121.720.
The incident
- Size
- 73 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2026 at 1:03 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- null Miles null from null,
- County
- Pierce County
- State
- Washington
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Part of
- Wonderland Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WAMRP-000968
- IRWIN identifier
- 942121B5-9B9B-4259-A074-139A67347B5B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 28, 2026 (60 acres) to September 8, 2026 (73 acres). The largest one-day growth was 9 acres, mapped August 30, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2026 | 60 | |
| August 30, 2026 | 69 | +9 |
| August 31, 2026 | 71 | +2 |
| September 1, 2026 | 71 | 0 |
| September 5, 2026 | 72 | +1 |
| September 8, 2026 | 73 | +1 |
Weather at the fire
- Wind up to 10 mph from the west
- Relative humidity as low as 73%
- High of 47°F
National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.
Alerts in force
Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.
No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.
Smoke
NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts drew light smoke over the fire’s origin in satellite imagery today (Mon, 1:00 PM PDT to Mon, 4:30 PM PDT).
Nearby
- Carbonado, WA19 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Crocker, WA21 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Buckley, WA22 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Enumclaw, WA23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Prairie Heights, WA24 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Prairie Ridge, WA25 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
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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 18, 2026 at 5:17 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-WAMRP-000968.