KING Fire

Situation Summary

Automated summary generated: Oct 30, 2026 00:45 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.

The KING wildfire, located 7 miles northeast of Snoqualmie Pass in Kittitas County, Washington, was first discovered on August 19, 2026. By August 22 it had burned 459 acres with no containment, and the fire remained active with spotting and uphill runs. Over the following month the blaze expanded dramatically to 3,409 acres by September 25, at which point 19% containment was achieved and the fire behavior shifted to minimal, smoldering, flanking, and creeping. Subsequent reports show slow but steady containment gains: 36% by September 29, 50% by October 18, and 72% by October 25, while the acreage stabilized at 3,427 acres. The cause remains undetermined and the U.S. Forest Service is the jurisdictional agency. The fire’s behavior has transitioned from active to minimal, with current activity described as creeping and smoldering.

Official source description: 7 Miles NE from Snoqualmie Pass, 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 29, 2026 00:39 UTC. This is the report date, not confirmation of current fire conditions.

Reported acreage increased by 2,968 acres between the first and last available acreage measurements. Recorded containment rose by 72.0 percentage points, from 0.0% (Aug 22, 2026) to 72.0% (Oct 29, 2026), using the first and last reports with a known containment value.

Reported changes over time

Showing 12 representative changes from 23 distinct recorded measurements, including the first and last distinct measurements. The latest source report date is shown above, even when measurements have not changed.