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This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record.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 Navarre Coulee fire burned 769 acres in Chelan, Washington, before reaching full containment. Homes in the affected area faced direct fire damage during the incident.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 769 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Undetermined
- 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 (Chelan, 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
Chelan, Washington · ≈ 1.2 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.
- 769 acres ±0 100% contained
- 769 acres ±0 100% contained
- 769 acres ±0 100% contained
- 769 acres −76 100% contained
- 845 acres 80% 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
Extensive smoke will persist this week with unhealthy air quality, while temperatures warm above normal and fire weather conditions develop Friday and Saturday.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Spokane WA 249 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026
.KEY MESSAGES... - Extensive amounts of smoke will continue over the region this week, maintaining unhealthy air quality.
- Temperatures steadily warm through the through the week ahead, with temperatures warming above normal by the middle of the week.
- Dry conditions and breezy winds increase Friday and Saturday across portions of central Washington, bringing elevated fire weather conditions.
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.SYNOPSIS... High pressure continues across the region this week, bringing steadily warmer and drier conditions each day. Wildfire smoke will bring degraded air quality for the Inland Northwest. Breezy winds increase late in the week, leading to increased fire weather conditions Friday and Saturday. Cooler conditions expected for start of next week.
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.DISCUSSION... Tuesday through Thursday: Broad ridge pattern will keep dry, warm conditions over the region for the next several days. Winds will be light, diurnal driven with strongest winds along the east side of the Cascades. Wind gusts will be in the teens for the area. For temperatures, highs will climb into the…
- News NewsRadio 560 KPQ
High Winds Push Little Giant Fire Towards Lake Chelan, Evacuations Elevated In Some Areas
- News facebook.com
Little Giant Fire Chelan County Sheriff's Office has issued a Level 2 Fire Evacuation for Lake Chelan. The affected area is South Lakeshore Road from Fields Point up to and including 25 Mile Creek State Park. Includes Shady Pass, Robinson Lane and all othe
- Federal declaration FEMA
Fire Management Assistance declaration: SIGNAL PEAK FIRE (Washington)
FEMA FM-5649 — Fire, declared 2026-07-26.
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Fire Management Assistance declaration: RANSIER FIRE (Washington)
- facebook.com News
- FEMA Federal declaration
Fire Management Assistance declaration: KAISER CANYON FIRE (Washington)
- TacomaWeekly News
- ncwlife.com News
- The Wenatchee World News
- The Daily Chronicle News
Wildfires ravage North Central Washington as firefighters battle multiple blazes
- ncwlife.com News
- Lake Chelan Mirror News
Chelan Hills Fire grows to 20,000 acres; second wildfire sparks in Navarre Coulee
- The Wenatchee World News
- NewsRadio 560 KPQ News
- The Wenatchee World News
- NewsRadio 560 KPQ News
Scores Of Homes Destroyed By Chelan Hills Fire, As It Expands To Almost 20,000 Acres
- The Wenatchee World News
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.