Locust Grove Fire
The Locust Grove Fire was reported on July 23, 2026 in Benton County, Washington and burned 750 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 750 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 61
Map
Perimeter mapped August 5, 2026 at 7:10 PM PDT, 1,075 acres (remote sensing derived). Point of origin 46.150, -119.141.
The incident
- Size
- 750 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2026 at 9:12 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 3 Miles S from Kennewick, WA
- County
- Benton County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Kennewick
- Protecting agency
- SHP
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 61
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $80,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WAWFS-000711
- IRWIN identifier
- 1D9298AC-7CC9-4698-8926-96D4EC7254B8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Highland, 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 July 26, 2026 at 7:10 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-WAWFS-000711.