Horsethief Lake Fire
The Horsethief Lake Fire was reported on May 23, 2026 in Klickitat County, Washington and burned 471 acres. It was declared out on May 28, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 471 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 23, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped May 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM PDT, 471 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 45.643, -121.122.
The incident
- Size
- 471 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 23, 2026 at 2:02 PM PDT
- Contained
- May 24, 2026 at 3:53 AM PDT
- Controlled
- May 28, 2026 at 10:57 AM PDT
- Declared out
- May 28, 2026 at 10:57 AM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 5 Miles NE from The Dalles, WA
- County
- Klickitat County
- State
- Washington
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WAYAA-000010
- IRWIN identifier
- 53DB03B0-EE9F-4FA2-BAB8-3B3CB433207A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dallesport, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Dallesport, WA3 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- The Dalles, OR4 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Chenoweth, OR6 miles west of the fire’s origin
- White Salmon, WA19 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Goldendale, WA19 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Hood River, OR20 miles west 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 2, 2026 at 1:58 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-WAYAA-000010.