Ryegrass Coulee Fire
The Ryegrass Coulee Fire was reported on July 8, 2026 in Kittitas County, Washington and burned 537 acres. It was declared out on August 8, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 537 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2026
- Personnel
- 95
Map
Perimeter mapped July 8, 2026 at 9:03 PM PDT, 531 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.942, -120.021.
The incident
- Size
- 537 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM PDT
- Controlled
- July 10, 2026 at 6:48 PM PDT
- Declared out
- August 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1 Miles W from Vantage, WA
- County
- Kittitas County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Vantage
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 95
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $130,960
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WASES-260359
- IRWIN identifier
- 7435CDE5-FD73-4009-B55F-F9914634A597
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for George, 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 August 8, 2026 at 1:45 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-WASES-260359.