Evacuations issued during this event
- Evacuation orderDouglasUPDATE: Level 3 Fire Evacuation issued · alert expired
Historical record from FEMA IPAWS archive — alert times shown are when each WEA message was issued and expired; the evacuation itself may have remained in force longer (lift times aren't published to IPAWS).
This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
The Chelan Hills fire burned 9,861 acres in Douglas, Washington before reaching full containment. Homes in the affected area faced exposure to fire damage during the incident.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 9,861 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Human
- Began
- Status
- Inactive
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (Douglas, Washington), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
Interactive affected-area map
Douglas, Washington · ≈ 15 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
reported perimeter · evacuation orders as issued (dashed): order
Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 9,861 acres ±0 100% contained
- 9,861 acres ±0 100% contained
- 9,861 acres ±0 100% contained
- 9,861 acres ±0 100% contained
- 9,861 acres ±0 95% contained
- 9,861 acres +126 95% contained
- 9,735 acres ±0 75% contained
- 9,735 acres 50% contained
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Forecast discussion NWS OTX
Area Forecast Discussion
Wildfire smoke continues reducing air quality while breezy northerly winds affect the Okanogan Valley through Monday morning.
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000 FXUS66 KOTX 031237 AFDOTX
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Spokane WA 537 AM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026
.KEY MESSAGES... - Wildfire smoke continues to bring unhealthy air quality
- Breezy northerly winds down the Okanogan Valley through Monday morning.
- Cooler temperatures continue for Monday then warming back to slightly above normal by the middle of next week.
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.SYNOPSIS... Broad ridge pattern will bring a warming, dry trend over the region. Wildfire smoke will bring degraded air quality for the Inland Northwest. Smoke could reduce daily highs a few degrees.
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.DISCUSSION... Monday through Thursday: An upper trough swinging through the region overnight will exit into Montana this morning. As this trough exits a dry northwest flow pattern develops over the region followed by high pressure gradually building into Tuesday and Wednesday and lingering into Thursday. This will allow for a warming trend with low relative humidity each day. Given the north- northwest flow today more rounds of smoke will impact the region from regional wildfires, including smoke coming down from British Columbia. Then with lighter winds and building high pressure the smoke issues…
- News yoursourceone.com
Mountain Spring Homestead Family Rebuilds and Relocates After Chelan Hills Fire
- News NewsRadio 560 KPQ
Pearl Hill Fire Near Bridgeport Grows To Nearly 6000 Acres Overnight
- Federal declaration FEMA
Fire Management Assistance declaration: SIGNAL PEAK FIRE (Washington)
FEMA FM-5649 — Fire, declared 2026-07-26.
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- FEMA Federal declaration
Fire Management Assistance declaration: RANSIER FIRE (Washington)
- wenatcheeworld.com News
- The Wenatchee World News
- Omaha World-Herald News
Community town hall scheduled to support Chelan Hills fire recovery
- FOX 13 Seattle News
- kpq.com News
- NewsRadio 560 KPQ News
- ncwlife.com News
A ride-along with the Douglas County Sheriff through the Chelan Hills Fire
- FEMA Federal declaration
Fire Management Assistance declaration: KAISER CANYON FIRE (Washington)
- kiro7.com News
Douglas County asking for volunteers , donations as Chelan Hills Fire scorches region
- IQAir News
- KIRO 7 News Seattle News
$25K reward offered to find the person who started Chelan Hills Fire; fire 100% contained
- Yakima Herald-Republic News
- Yahoo News
Douglas County asking for volunteers, donations as Chelan Hills Fire scorches region
- keyw.com News
$25K Reward for Tips Leading to Capture of Chelan Fire Suspects
- kpq.com News
$25K Reward Offered For Capture Chelan Hills Fire Arsonist ( s )
- mynorthwest.com News
- KING5.com News
19 homes destroyed in Chelan Hills Fire that is now 100% contained, sheriff's office says
- NonStop Local KHQ News
Douglas County authorities launch criminal investigation into cause of Chelan Hills Fire
- KXLY.com News
- The Seattle Times News
- The Wenatchee World News
- KOMO News
Reward offered for information leading to ID of person responsible for Chelan Hills fire
- InciWeb Incident update
- The Seattle Times News
‘Just hell’: Neighbors describe escape from Chelan Hills wildfire
- InciWeb Incident update
- KING5.com News
Chelan Hills fire: 100 structures lost, 1 dead as criminal investigation begins
- FOX 13 Seattle News
- FOX 13 Seattle News
- The Spokesman-Review News
Firefighters have containment lines around Chelan Hills fire
- KREM News
Level 3 (Go Now!) evacuations in effect for Chelan Hills fire burning in Douglas County
- KOMO News
1 dead as volatile wildfire 'devastates' Douglas County community east of Lake Chelan
- InciWeb Incident update
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.