Wonderland Complex
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.
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.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2026 | 168 | |
| September 8, 2026 | 168 | 0 |
Fires in the Wonderland Complex5
| Fire | County | Acres | Contained | Discovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Fork Fire | Pierce | 310 | 16% | Aug 22, 2026 |
| Garda Falls Fire | Pierce | 73 | 0% | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Pigeon Fire | Pierce | 9 | 0% | Aug 22, 2026 |
| White River Fire | Pierce | 0.5 | 0% | Aug 22, 2026 |
| Sluiskin Fire | Pierce | 0.1 | 0% | 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.
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.
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.
Nearby
- 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
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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.