Wells Road Fire
The Wells Road Fire was reported on August 8, 2026 in Whitman County, Washington and burned 1,865 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,865 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 8, 2026
- Personnel
- 99
Map
Perimeter mapped August 11, 2026 at 4:15 PM PDT, 1,865 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.240, -117.510.
The incident
- Size
- 1,865 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 14 Miles NE from St. John, WA
- County
- Whitman County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Malden
- Protecting agency
- SHP
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 99
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $820,109
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WAWFS-001933
- IRWIN identifier
- 57AB54CB-8A77-4C42-8757-F60DD953C1BC
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 9, 2026 (1,812 acres) to August 11, 2026 (1,865 acres). The largest one-day growth was 45 acres, mapped August 10, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2026 | 1,812 | |
| August 10, 2026 | 1,857 | +45 |
| August 11, 2026 | 1,865 | +8 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rosalia, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Rosalia, WA7 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Cheney, WA17 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Medical Lake, WA24 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Colfax, WA26 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Fairchild Air Force Base, WA27 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Airway Heights, WA28 miles north of the fire’s origin
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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 12, 2026 at 9:22 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-WAWFS-001933.