Old Trails Fire
The Old Trails Fire was reported on August 1, 2026 in Spokane County, Washington and burned 3,176 acres. It was fully contained on August 18, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,176 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2026
- Personnel
- 14
Map
Perimeter mapped August 5, 2026 at 7:45 PM PDT, 3,176 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 47.686, -117.538.
The incident
- Size
- 3,176 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2026 at 11:59 AM PDT
- Contained
- August 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 3 Miles W from SPOKANE, WA
- County
- Spokane County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Spokane
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 14
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 1 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $17,975,811
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WANES-001845
- IRWIN identifier
- F0989134-564B-44D7-B186-8C2295C16E5C
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 1, 2026 (3,510 acres) to August 9, 2026 (3,176 acres). The largest one-day growth was 109 acres, mapped August 2, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2026 | 3,510 | |
| August 2, 2026 | 3,619 | +109 |
| August 4, 2026 | 3,584 | -35 |
| August 5, 2026 | 3,574 | -10 |
| August 6, 2026 | 3,561 | -13 |
| August 7, 2026 | 3,349 | -212 |
| August 8, 2026 | 3,177 | -172 |
| August 9, 2026 | 3,176 | -1 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Airway Heights, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Airway Heights, WA4 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Spokane, WA5 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Town and Country, WA6 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Fairchild Air Force Base, WA7 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Country Homes, WA8 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Fairwood, WA8 miles northeast 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 September 19, 2026 at 1:58 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-WANES-001845.