West Fork Fire

Perimeter mapped September 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM PDT, 310 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 46.947, -121.717.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Carbonado

Size

310 acres

Containment

16%

Discovered

August 22, 2026 at 5:09 PM PDT

Cause

Natural

Location

null Miles null from null,

County

Pierce County

State

Washington

Protecting agency

NPS

Jurisdiction

NPS

Land ownership at origin

NPS

Estimated cost to date

$573,000

Part of

Wonderland Complex

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-WAMRP-000952

IRWIN identifier

F96D076D-EE37-4181-996C-9FF52D876942

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 28, 2026 (271 acres) to September 8, 2026 (310 acres). The largest one-day growth was 25 acres, mapped August 30, 2026.

• Wind up to 8 mph from the west-northwest
• Relative humidity as low as 72%
• High of 53°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Carbonado, WA

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts drew light smoke over the fire’s origin in satellite imagery today (Mon, 5:00 AM PDT to Mon, 8:00 AM PDT).

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.1 µg/m³ around Tue, 9:00 PM PDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Carbonado, WA18 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
• Crocker, WA20 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
• Buckley, WA21 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
• Enumclaw, WA22 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
• Prairie Heights, WA23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
• Prairie Ridge, WA24 miles northwest of the fire’s origin