Evacuations issued during this event
- Evacuation orderCHELANLevel 3 Fire Evacuation issued · alert expired
- 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This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record.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 Kartar fire in Okanogan, Washington, which began June 16, 2026, burned 11,746 acres and caused fire damage to structures in the affected area. The fire has been fully contained.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 11,746 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 (Okanogan, 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
Okanogan, Washington · ≈ 18 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.
- 11,746 acres ±0 100% contained
- 11,746 acres ±0 100% contained
- 11,746 acres ±0 100% contained
- 11,746 acres 100% 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.
- Fire weather NWS OTX
Fire Weather / Red Flag
Isolated to scattered thunderstorms tonight with gusty outflow winds around 30 mph and up to a tenth inch of rain possible across the Inland Northwest.
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000 WWUS86 KOTX 170350 RFWOTX
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 850 PM PDT Thu Jul 16 2026
...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST THURSDAY NIGHT...
...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS OKANOGAN, METHOW VALLEYS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WATERVILLE PLATEAU FRIDAY AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO WESTERLY IN THE EVENING...
.Additional showers and storms will redevelop tonight for much of the Inland Northwest. Gusty outflow winds around 30 mph will be possible with this activity. Rainfall amounts up to a tenth of an inch are possible, with locally higher amounts where multiple storms move over the same area. Dry and breezy conditions will develop in portions of central Washington Friday afternoon. A sharp wind shift from south to west will impact the Waterville Plateau Friday evening.
WAZ696-705-170500- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260717T1200Z/ East Washington Central Cascades (Zone 696)- Foothills of Central Washington Cascades (Zone 705)- 850 PM PDT Thu Jul 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 696 AND 705...
The National Weather Service in Spokane ha…
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Crews Make Some Progress On Kartar Fire Near Omak, Now 15% Contained & Nearly 12,000 Acres
- MyNorthwest.com News
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Man Accused Of Starting Kartar Fire Arrested After Witnesses Follow Vehicle To Omak
- My Bellingham Now News
Wildfires in eastern Washington prompt evacuation order, road closures
- NewsRadio 560 KPQ News
Two Wildfires Near Omak Merge To Form 7,500-Acre Blaze, Level 3 Evacuations In Effect
- The Star Homepage News
Updated: Evacuation ordered along Columbia River Road to Omak
- KREM News
Evacuations lifted for Kartar Fire near Omak Lake as crews mop up, monitor hot spots
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.