Waste Way Fire
The Waste Way Fire was reported on May 17, 2026 in Grant County, Washington and burned 293 acres. It was declared out on June 2, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 293 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- May 17, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped June 2, 2026 at 10:18 AM PDT, 293 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 46.645, -119.788.
The incident
- Size
- 293 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- May 17, 2026 at 2:11 PM PDT
- Contained
- May 23, 2026 at 10:23 AM PDT
- Declared out
- June 2, 2026 at 10:17 AM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Grant County
- State
- Washington
- Protecting agency
- USFWS
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident management
- Type 4 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WAMCR-260112
- IRWIN identifier
- 097CD7D3-EAC5-4EFA-81C1-6F10ED8F75B5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Desert Aire, 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 June 25, 2026 at 11:25 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-WAMCR-260112.