Modrite Fire

Perimeter mapped August 3, 2026 at 11:25 AM PDT, 57,594 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 48.069, -118.313.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Wilbur

Size

57,594 acres

Containment

100%

Discovered

July 17, 2026 at 7:51 AM PDT

Cause

Natural

Location

17 Miles SW from Inchelium, WA

County

Ferry County

State

Washington

Nearest city reported

Inchelium

Protecting agency

DNR

Jurisdiction

BIA

Land ownership at origin

BIA

Personnel assigned

6

Incident management

Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident

Primary fuel

Timber (Grass and Understory)

Estimated cost to date

$46,900,000

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-WANES-260149

IRWIN identifier

22D5BB97-9B75-4FB1-A8F6-CAACEBB7C124

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 18, 2026 (6,043 acres) to August 21, 2026 (57,594 acres). The largest one-day growth was 15,825 acres, mapped July 31, 2026.

• Wind up to 3 mph from the south
• Relative humidity as low as 27%
• High of 80°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Wilbur, WA

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.4 µg/m³ around Mon, 4:00 PM PDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Wilbur, WA28 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
• Davenport, WA30 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Chewelah, WA31 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
• Coulee Dam, WA31 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Grand Coulee, WA33 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Electric City, WA35 miles west of the fire’s origin