Juniper Dunes Fire
The Juniper Dunes Fire was reported on June 13, 2026 in Franklin County, Washington and burned 13,003 acres. It was declared out on July 6, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 13,003 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 13, 2026
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeter mapped July 6, 2026 at 2:18 PM PDT, 13,091 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 46.346, -118.896.
The incident
- Size
- 13,003 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 13, 2026 at 8:22 PM PDT
- Contained
- June 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- July 6, 2026 at 2:14 PM PDT
- Declared out
- July 6, 2026 at 2:14 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 Miles NE from Pasco, WA
- County
- Franklin County
- State
- Washington
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,700,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WASPD-260221
- IRWIN identifier
- 2BF2FCD4-A94B-4BC9-A0C2-32DA863EEB9B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 14, 2026 (2,597 acres) to July 6, 2026 (13,091 acres). The largest one-day growth was 7,981 acres, mapped June 15, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 14, 2026 | 2,597 | |
| June 15, 2026 | 10,577 | +7,980 |
| June 16, 2026 | 13,144 | +2,567 |
| June 17, 2026 | 13,003 | -141 |
| July 6, 2026 | 13,091 | +88 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Burbank, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Burbank, WA12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Pasco, WA12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Kennewick, WA15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Finley, WA15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- West Pasco, WA15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Tri-Cities, WA16 miles southwest 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 August 1, 2026 at 11:09 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-WASPD-260221.