THREE QUEENS 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 THREE QUEENS wildfire, located 6 miles east of Snoqualmie Pass in Kittitas County, Washington, was discovered on July 16, 2026 and is caused by natural factors under the jurisdiction of the USFS. The fire grew rapidly from 500 acres on August 7 to 9,575 acres by late September, with containment rising from 0% to 90% by October 28. Personnel peaked at 902 on August 23, then declined to a few individuals as the fire entered a minimal, smoldering phase. Estimated costs climbed from $3.68 million to $63.7 million over the timeline. The fire remains minimally active, with occasional backing and creeping behavior, and is now 90% contained.

Official source description: 6 Miles E 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 28, 2026 21:35 UTC. This is the report date, not confirmation of current fire conditions.

Reported acreage increased by 9,075 acres between the first and last available acreage measurements. Recorded containment rose by 90.0 percentage points, from 0.0% (Aug 7, 2026) to 90.0% (Oct 28, 2026), using the first and last reports with a known containment value.

Reported changes over time

Showing 12 representative changes from 46 distinct recorded measurements, including the first and last distinct measurements. The latest source report date is shown above, even when measurements have not changed.