HIGH LAVA Fire

Situation Summary

Automated summary generated: Oct 16, 2026 19:45 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.

The HIGH LAVA wildfire, located in Skamania County, Washington, was discovered on July 23, 2026, and is caused by natural factors under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service. By August 6, the fire had burned 407 acres, and it expanded to 1,915 acres by August 24, when 25% containment was reported and 329 personnel were deployed. The blaze continued to grow to 2,899 acres by September 4, reaching 63% containment with 111 personnel; containment then fluctuated slightly, peaking at 100% on October 16 with only 4 personnel on the scene. Fire behavior evolved from moderate flanking and backing in early August to minimal, smoldering, creeping, and backing conditions by mid-September, indicating a slow, low-intensity burn as containment progressed.

Official source description: 11 Miles NW from Stabler, 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: Oct 16, 2026 19:18 UTC. This is the report date, not confirmation of current fire conditions.

Reported acreage increased by 2,492 acres between the first and last available acreage measurements. Recorded containment rose by 100.0 percentage points, from 0.0% (Aug 7, 2026) to 100.0% (Oct 16, 2026), using the first and last reports with a known containment value.

Reported changes over time

Showing 12 representative changes from 30 distinct recorded measurements, including the first and last distinct measurements. The latest source report date is shown above, even when measurements have not changed.