Soap Lake Fire
The Soap Lake Fire was reported on August 29, 2026 in Okanogan County, Washington and burned 138 acres. It was declared out on September 13, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 138 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 29, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 31, 2026 at 12:38 PM PDT, 138 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 48.243, -119.626.
The incident
- Size
- 138 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 29, 2026 at 2:56 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 30, 2026 at 7:16 PM PDT
- Controlled
- September 2, 2026 at 12:22 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 13, 2026 at 12:38 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Okanogan County
- State
- Washington
- Protecting agency
- DNR
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Incident management
- Type 5 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WANES-260196
- IRWIN identifier
- B37FB055-72CB-4E3B-BD1F-628AD1A732D3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Okanogan, 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 September 13, 2026 at 12:39 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-WANES-260196.