Active fire incident · Pierce County, WA

West Fork Fire

West Fork Fire: the latest Mount Rainier National Park report lists active burning. Report dated Oct 19, 2026.

Compiled from National Park Service Mount Rainier Fire Status Source checked Nov 3, 2026 6:30 PM PST Checks run every 5 minutes. This page refreshes every 5 minutes.

Full WFIGS ID Not reported yet

DNR Region South Puget Sound Region

Discovered Aug 22, 2026 5:09 PM PDT

Watch Duty incident updated Sep 8, 2026 3:16 PM PDT

Watch Duty reported size 310.40 acres

Watch Duty containment 16%

Source incident ID 2026-WAMRP-000952

DNR region is based on official WA DNR boundaries at the reported fire location.

Incident sources

Summary figures above are from National Park Service Mount Rainier Fire Status. Reports retain their own figures and timestamps below; different agencies may report different conditions or update at different times.

National Park Service Mount Rainier Fire Status · feed checked Nov 3, 2026 6:30 PM PST

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Federal interagency WFIGS incident locations and perimeters — checked Nov 3, 2026 6:30 PM PST
Washington DNR fire statistics — checked Nov 3, 2026 6:30 PM PST
Washington State Patrol fire mobilization releases — checked Nov 3, 2026 6:30 PM PST
Watch Duty incidents — checked Nov 3, 2026 6:30 PM PST
County emergency and evacuation sources — check delayed or incomplete Nov 3, 2026 6:28 PM PST
Checked 53 county evacuation source(s), received 1 official source group(s) with evacuation notices. Inserted 0, updated 0, already seen 1, skipped stale 0, deleted stale 0. Errors: Benton / Benton County Emergency Services Current Emergencies: Feed request failed: HTTP 403 | Garfield / Garfield County Emergency Management: Feed request failed: HTTP 403 | Whatcom / Whatcom County Emergency Management: Feed request failed: HTTP 403
Washington SEOC evacuation zones — checked Nov 3, 2026 6:31 PM PST
Northwest Interagency Coordination Center bulletins — Nov 3, 2026 6:27 PM PST

Lead agency / incident command has not been reported in the matched records.

Incident updates

Watch Duty report history

Each entry opens the individual report on Watch Duty. Checked Nov 3, 2026 6:27 PM PST.

Sep 8, 2026 3:16 PM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Sep 8, 2026 4:55 AM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Sep 6, 2026 6:38 PM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Sep 5, 2026 5:14 AM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Sep 4, 2026 9:13 AM PDT — Incident report
Sep 3, 2026 9:34 AM PDT — Fire activity and operations report
Sep 1, 2026 9:48 AM PDT — Fire activity and operations report
Aug 31, 2026 5:40 AM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 30, 2026 9:03 AM PDT — Incident report
Aug 30, 2026 5:42 AM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 29, 2026 10:11 AM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 28, 2026 7:45 PM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 28, 2026 9:44 AM PDT — Incident report
Aug 25, 2026 7:01 PM PDT — Fire size and containment report
Aug 25, 2026 10:49 AM PDT — Incident report
Aug 25, 2026 10:18 AM PDT — Fire size and containment report

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Incident report

Current Details

Latest Mount Rainier National Park fire-status report, dated October 19, 2026:

Some fire spread back into the West Fork drainage remains possible. The West Fork and Pigeon Fires continue to show signs of active burning, including smoke, but have not shown recent movement.

Read the official park page for fire closures and access restrictions.

The federal incident location is in Pierce County. This marker is not a fire perimeter.

The park report does not provide a new West Fork acreage or containment figure.
Watch Duty incident updated: Sep 8, 2026 3:16 PM PDT.
Watch Duty reported size: 310 acres.
Watch Duty containment: 16%.

Verify before acting Fire conditions change quickly. Use the official map and Watch Duty links above, and follow county emergency-management or law-enforcement instructions.

National Park Service Mount Rainier Fire Status — source report67 source fields shown in readable form

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Incident Name: WEST FORK
Unique Fire Identifier: 2026-WAMRP-000952
Irwin ID: {F96D076D-EE37-4181-996C-9FF52D876942}
POOCounty: Pierce
POOState: US-WA
Initial Latitude: 46.94685
Initial Longitude: -121.71705
Fire Discovery Date Time: Aug 22, 2026 5:09 PM PDT
Nps Status Status: active
Nps Status Source Url: Open source link
Nps Status Source Updated Date: Oct 19, 2026 12:00 AM PDT
Nps Status Evidence: Some fire spread back into the West Fork drainage remains possible. The West Fork and Pigeon Fires continue to show signs of active burning, including smoke, but have not shown recent movement.
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