Railroad Fire
The Railroad Fire was reported on July 23, 2026 in Grant County, Washington and burned 8,216 acres. It was fully contained on July 29, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 8,216 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 13
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped August 13, 2026 at 2:28 PM PDT, 8,217 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.839, -119.939.
The incident
- Size
- 8,216 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2026 at 3:03 AM PDT
- Contained
- July 29, 2026 at 5:04 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 9 Miles N from Mattawa, WA
- County
- Grant County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Beverly
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 13
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,900,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WASPD-260500
- IRWIN identifier
- 19CFD50B-AF96-4CFD-8059-93C1485B723F
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 26, 2026 (8,217 acres) to August 13, 2026 (8,217 acres). The largest one-day growth was 0 acres, mapped August 13, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 26, 2026 | 8,217 | |
| August 13, 2026 | 8,217 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mattawa, 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 13, 2026 at 2:28 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-WASPD-260500.