Palouse River Fire
The Palouse River Fire was reported on August 8, 2026 in Whitman County, Washington and burned 637 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 637 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 8, 2026
- Personnel
- 57
Map
Perimeter mapped August 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM PDT, 637 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.871, -117.308.
The incident
- Size
- 637 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 8, 2026 at 5:41 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 2 Miles E from Colfax, WA
- County
- Whitman County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Colfax
- Protecting agency
- SHP
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 57
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $208,214
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WAWFS-001934
- IRWIN identifier
- 7E9C8EDC-4FFE-4279-8104-1723F021C77D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Colfax, WA covers the area today.
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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 11, 2026 at 6:47 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-WAWFS-001934.