Hill Loop Fire
The Hill Loop Fire was reported on August 20, 2026 in Stevens County, Washington and burned 127 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 127 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2026
- Personnel
- 165
Map
Perimeter mapped August 20, 2026 at 7:33 PM PDT, 126 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 48.819, -118.032.
The incident
- Size
- 127 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2026 at 2:23 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 13 Miles N from Kettle Falls, WA
- County
- Stevens County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Barstow
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 165
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WANES-002049
- IRWIN identifier
- E91A2ECB-D440-46DC-935C-969FC6A2F9ED
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 21, 2026 (75 acres) to August 29, 2026 (126 acres). The largest one-day growth was 52 acres, mapped August 22, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 21, 2026 | 75 | |
| August 22, 2026 | 127 | +52 |
| August 24, 2026 | 127 | 0 |
| August 29, 2026 | 126 | -1 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kettle Falls, 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 2, 2026 at 2:57 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-WANES-002049.