Kartar Fire
The Kartar Fire was reported on June 16, 2026 in Okanogan County, Washington and burned 11,746 acres. It was declared out on August 26, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 11,746 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 16, 2026
- Personnel
- 3
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped June 23, 2026 at 7:45 PM PDT, 11,605 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 48.250, -119.390.
The incident
- Size
- 11,746 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 16, 2026 at 7:03 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 1, 2026 at 2:44 PM PDT
- Declared out
- August 26, 2026 at 2:06 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 15 Miles SE from Omak, WA
- County
- Okanogan County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Omak
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,400,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WACOA-260106
- IRWIN identifier
- 860EF78F-F819-411E-B109-CE167510FC50
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 17, 2026 (7,534 acres) to June 23, 2026 (11,605 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,205 acres, mapped June 18, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 17, 2026 | 7,534 | |
| June 18, 2026 | 10,740 | +3,206 |
| June 19, 2026 | 11,706 | +966 |
| June 20, 2026 | 11,679 | -27 |
| June 21, 2026 | 11,746 | +67 |
| June 22, 2026 | 11,731 | -15 |
| June 23, 2026 | 11,605 | -126 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Okanogan, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Okanogan, WA12 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Omak, WA13 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Brewster, WA21 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Bridgeport, WA21 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Electric City, WA27 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Coulee Dam, WA27 miles southeast 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 27, 2026 at 2:07 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-WACOA-260106.