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Wallace Walker Fire

Possible damage: Fire

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High significance Inactive 100% contained Pasco, WA · Last updated · source: NASA EONET

This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.

The Wallace Walker fire burned 801 acres in Franklin, Washington, before reaching full containment on July 17, 2026. Homes in the affected area faced fire damage as the incident spread across the region.

Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.

Type
Wildfires
Official size
801 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 (Franklin, 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

Franklin, Washington · ≈ 1.3 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.

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Official size & containment

Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.

  1. 801 acres ±0 100% contained
  2. 801 acres ±0 100% contained
  3. 801 acres ±0 100% contained
  4. 801 acres ±0 95% contained
  5. 801 acres +3 95% contained
  6. 798 acres 90% contained

Shown as reported by our sources — not an official product. For current advisories and the authoritative map, see NASA EONET ↗.

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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.

  1. Forecast discussion NWS PDT

    Area Forecast Discussion

    Showers and isolated thunderstorms likely in far eastern Oregon through Monday, with gusty west winds increasing Monday night into Tuesday reaching 20 to 30 mph.

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    000 FXUS66 KPDT 162307 AFDPDT

    Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pendleton OR 407 PM PDT Sun Aug 16 2026

    .KEY MESSAGES... - Southwest flow through Monday will bring shower and isolated thunderstorm chances mainly to far eastern Oregon.

    - Increased Gap wind potential Monday night into Tuesday.

    - Another chances of showers and thunderstorms toward the weekend.

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    .DISCUSSION... Southwest flow will continue through Monday. Several short waves will move through the flow. These short waves coupled with residual moisture could trigger showers and isolated afternoon thunderstorms, mainly for Wallowa County, but other mountain areas can't be ruled out.

    By Tuesday, the Pacific Northwest gets into more of a split flow pattern and as a result, west winds will increase across the area. Winds will become gusty beginning MOnday night and into Tuesday, with wind gusts 20 to 30 mph, with some locations possibly as high as 35 mph, in the usually breezier areas such as the Kittitas Valley, Simcoe Highlands, Blue Mountain Foothills, Columbia Basin and Gorge. NBM probabilities of wind gusts >=25 mph are >60 percent, while NBM probabilities of wind gusts >= 39 mph are generally 50…

    Read the full discussion at NWS PDT ↗

  2. Federal declaration FEMA

    Emergency declaration: WILDFIRES (Washington)

    FEMA EM-3650 — Fire, declared 2026-08-03.

    Read the full declaration at FEMA ↗

  3. Incident update InciWeb

    Wallace Walker Fire

    This fire started at 4:32 PM on Thursday, July 16. Gusty winds and dry fuel pushed the fire. Initial attack was done by fire agencies in Franklin counties. Southeast Washington Incident Management - Team 3 took over management of the fire the evening of July 16. This fire is one of four fires (Lyons Ferry, Neff Jones, Wallace Walker, Devil's Canyon Fires) that are all associated and being managed by same Incident Management Team. The email and contact phone will be the same as the Lyons Ferry Fire.

    Read the full update at InciWeb ↗

Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.

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