GOAT Fire

Situation Summary

Automated summary generated: Oct 27, 2026 20:05 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.

The GOAT wildfire, located in Kittitas County, Washington, was first discovered on August 22, 2026, and is caused by natural factors under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service. The fire expanded rapidly from 10 acres on August 23 to 687 acres by August 30, and reached a peak of 816 acres on September 12 before stabilizing at 815 acres. Containment progressed steadily, moving from 0% on August 30 to 22% by September 12, 64% by September 18, 70% by September 19, 80% by September 21, 85% by September 24, and finally 100% containment on September 27. Fire behavior remained minimal throughout, with occasional creeping, smoldering, and isolated torching activity. Personnel commitments peaked at 132 on August 30 and decreased to 23 by the time the fire was fully contained. Estimated costs rose from $100,000 on August 30 to $2,700,000 by September 27.

Official source description: 15 Miles N from Ronald, WA

Recorded Fire Progression

Historical observations from incident reports, not a live forecast. Acreage and containment can decrease when agencies correct their estimates.

Latest available source report: Sep 27, 2026 23:00 UTC. This is the report date, not confirmation of current fire conditions.

Reported acreage increased by 805 acres between the first and last available acreage measurements. Recorded containment rose by 100.0 percentage points, from 0.0% (Aug 24, 2026) to 100.0% (Sep 27, 2026), using the first and last reports with a known containment value.

Reported changes over time

Showing 12 representative changes from 25 distinct recorded measurements, including the first and last distinct measurements. The latest source report date is shown above, even when measurements have not changed.