Active fire incident · Okanogan County, WA

Ptarmigan Fire

Ptarmigan Fire listed by WFIGS in Okanogan County at 25,166 acres.

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Reported size 25,166 acres

Containment 73%

Personnel 5

Discovered Jul 17, 2026 8:21 AM PDT

Source updated Sep 9, 2026 11:44 AM PDT

Watch Duty incident updated Sep 9, 2026 11:38 AM PDT

Watch Duty reported size 25,166 acres

Watch Duty containment 73%

Location 20 Miles NW from Mazama, WA

Cause Natural

Lead agency USFS

Incident identifier 2026-WAOWF-260448

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Published by the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center. Original reports and maps are available below.

Bulletins checked Sep 10, 2026 6:32 AM PDT.

9/4/2026 Ptarmigan Fire Update · Sep 4, 2026 12:49 PM PDT

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8/31/2026 Ptarmigan Fire Update · Sep 1, 2026 7:02 AM PDT

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Watch Duty report history

Each entry opens the individual report on Watch Duty. Checked Sep 10, 2026 6:32 AM PDT.

Sep 9, 2026 11:28 AM PDT — Incident report
Sep 4, 2026 12:36 PM PDT — Fire activity and operations report
Sep 2, 2026 5:38 PM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 31, 2026 6:18 PM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 30, 2026 3:25 PM PDT — Incident report
Aug 28, 2026 7:14 PM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 25, 2026 2:19 PM PDT — Incident report
Aug 23, 2026 9:53 AM PDT — Incident report
Aug 21, 2026 8:23 PM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 21, 2026 10:03 AM PDT — Incident report
Aug 19, 2026 2:42 PM PDT — Incident report
Aug 19, 2026 6:15 AM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 17, 2026 10:10 AM PDT — Incident report
Aug 16, 2026 6:11 PM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 16, 2026 9:21 AM PDT — Incident report
Aug 15, 2026 7:11 PM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 15, 2026 9:47 AM PDT — Incident report
Aug 14, 2026 5:47 PM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 14, 2026 11:51 AM PDT — Operations video update
Aug 14, 2026 10:18 AM PDT — Incident report
Aug 14, 2026 5:55 AM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 13, 2026 3:25 PM PDT — Operations video update
Aug 13, 2026 1:21 PM PDT — Incident report
Aug 13, 2026 11:14 AM PDT — Operations video update
Aug 13, 2026 10:31 AM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 12, 2026 6:35 PM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 12, 2026 5:54 PM PDT — Incident report
Aug 12, 2026 11:55 AM PDT — Operations video update
Aug 12, 2026 10:13 AM PDT — Incident report
Aug 12, 2026 5:20 AM PDT — Fire size and containment report

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Current Details

Reported size: 25,166 acres.
Containment: 73%.
Discovered: Jul 17, 2026 8:21 AM PDT.
Updated: Sep 9, 2026 11:44 AM PDT.
Description: 20 Miles NW from Mazama, WA.
Jurisdiction: USFS.
Protecting agency: USFS.
Dispatch center: WACWC.
Fire cause: Natural.
Fire behavior: Minimal.
Personnel: 5.
Watch Duty incident updated: Sep 9, 2026 11:38 AM PDT.
Watch Duty reported size: 25,166 acres.
Watch Duty containment: 73%.

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All Available Fire Data70 source fields shown in readable form

OBJECTID: 575753
Source OID: 43300869
ADSPermission State: ICS209
Created By System: wildcade
Incident Size: 25,166
Discovery Acres: 0.10
Dispatch Center ID: WACWC
Estimated Cost To Date: 8,232,000
Fire Behavior General: Minimal
Fire Behavior General1: Creeping
Fire Behavior General2: Smoldering
Fire Behavior General3: Torching
Fire Cause: Natural
Fire Code: SURG
Fire Discovery Date Time: Jul 17, 2026 8:21 AM PDT
Fire Strategy Confine Percent: 0
Fire Strategy Full Supp Percent: 100
Fire Strategy Monitor Percent: 0
Fire Strategy Point Zone Percent: 0
FSJob Code: P6
FSOverride Code: 0617
GACC: NWCC
ICS209 Report Date Time: Sep 9, 2026 11:44 AM PDT
ICS209 Report For Time Period From: Sep 7, 2026 11:00 AM PDT
ICS209 Report For Time Period To: Sep 9, 2026 11:00 AM PDT
ICS209 Report Status: U
Incident Management Organization: Type 5 IC
Incident Name: PTARMIGAN
Incident Short Description: 20 Miles NW from Mazama, WA
Incident Type Category: WF
Incident Type Kind: FI
Initial Latitude: 48.942
Initial Longitude: -120.6095
Irwin ID: {735FFADD-9F45-4188-A66B-335931316E23}
Is Fire Code Requested: 0
Is FSAssisted: 1
Is Multi Jurisdictional: 0
Is Reimbursable: 0
Is Trespass: 0
Is Unified Command: 0
Local Incident Identifier: 260448
Modified By System: ics209
Percent Contained: 73
Percent Perimeter To Be Contained: 100
POOCounty: Okanogan
POODispatch Center ID: WACWC
POOFips: 53047
POOJurisdictional Agency: USFS
POOJurisdictional Unit: WAOWF
POOLandowner Category: USFS
POOLandowner Kind: Federal
POOPredictive Service Area ID: NW08
POOProtecting Agency: USFS
POOProtecting Unit: WAOWF
POOState: US-WA
Primary Fuel Model: Timber (Litter and Understory)
Secondary Fuel Model: Heavy Logging Slash
Total Incident Personnel: 5
Unique Fire Identifier: 2026-WAOWF-260448
WFDSSDecision Status: Approved Decision
Estimated Final Cost: 10,000,000
Organizational Assessment: Type 4 IC
Strategic Decision Publish Date: Aug 20, 2026 11:41 AM PDT
Created On Date Time Dt: Jul 17, 2026 10:09 AM PDT
Modified On Date Time Dt: Sep 9, 2026 11:44 AM PDT
Active Fire Candidate: 1
Is Cpx Child: 0
Source Global ID: {F8247684-7C4D-423C-9F9E-759D97FD5CBC}
Global ID: 16dde627-d405-4855-b6df-986307b9456b
Incident Complexity Level: Type 5 Incident