Washington wildfires

Wonderland Complex

ActivePierce County, Washington2026Complex

The Wonderland Complex was reported on August 24, 2026 in Pierce County, Washington and has burned 393 acres. It is 10 percent contained.

Size
393 acres
Contained
10%
Discovered
August 24, 2026
Personnel
2

Map

Perimeters are mapped for the fires in the complex; the map shows each one. Point of origin 46.951, -121.722.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Carbonado

The incident

Size
393 acres
Containment
10%
Discovered
August 24, 2026 at 1:32 PM PDT
Cause
Undetermined
Location
21 Miles SE from Buckley, WA
County
Pierce County
State
Washington
Nearest city reported
Snoquera
Protecting agency
NPS
Jurisdiction
NPS
Land ownership at origin
NPS
Personnel assigned
2
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$573,000
Incident type
Complex
Unique fire identifier
2026-WAMRP-000969
IRWIN identifier
6BA20D58-B2B7-4190-9A35-E9455DFCC756

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 31, 2026 (168 acres) to September 8, 2026 (168 acres). The largest one-day growth was 0 acres, mapped September 8, 2026.

DayAcresChange
August 31, 2026168
September 8, 20261680

Fires in the Wonderland Complex5

FireCountyAcresContainedDiscovered
West Fork FirePierce31016%Aug 22, 2026
Garda Falls FirePierce730%Aug 24, 2026
Pigeon FirePierce90%Aug 22, 2026
White River FirePierce0.50%Aug 22, 2026
Sluiskin FirePierce0.10%Aug 22, 2026

Weather at the fire

  • Wind up to 8 mph from the west-northwest
  • Relative humidity as low as 58%
  • High of 53°F

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

Full forecast for Carbonado, WA

Alerts in force

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.

Smoke

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.1 µg/m³ around Tue, 8:00 PM PDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

From the incident team

Posted on InciWeb, updated September 5, 2026.

WONDERLAND COMPLEX: 378 acres | 0% contained The Wonderland Complex and Grand Park 2 fires received up to a half-inch total precipitation Wednesday into Thursday night. An updated IR flight wasn’t possible due to overnight cloud cover, but clearer skies on Thursday morning revealed no increase in fire activity. Fire personnel will continue to track all the fires throughout the holiday weekend. This will be the final update from Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 2 for the Grand Park 2 and Wonderland Complex Fires unless fire activity increases significantly in the coming days.

Original at InciWeb

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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 18, 2026 at 5:17 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-WAMRP-000969.