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Three Queens Fire Information 2026
For additional information concerning Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest evacuations, closures, and fire Information visit: https://www.facebook.com/OkaWenNF/

Farewell from Okanogan-Wenatchee IMT3, T1 | Quick Facts – Monday, September 28, 2026Three Queens: 9,575 acres, 32% conta...
09/29/2026

Farewell from Okanogan-Wenatchee IMT3, T1 | Quick Facts – Monday, September 28, 2026

Three Queens: 9,575 acres, 32% containment
King: 3,427 acres, 19% containment
Goat: 815 acres, 100% containment
Total Personnel: 117

Today, command of the Three Queens, King and Goat Fires will be transferred to the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (OWNF), Cle Elum Ranger District at 7:00 pm.

The local Okanogan Wenatchee Type 3 Incident Management Team 1 would like to thank the local communities for all their support and continued patience as the forest continues to manage these fires.

Crews are still working to complete repair of firelines and roads and make sure lines are holding during warmer and dryer periods. As the picture shows, there are still hot spots with creeping and smoldering fire that become more active during dryer, windier periods.

For future information please go to the links provided below. The Three Queens Fire Information 2026 FB site will no longer be updated.

For forest closure information:

Please check with your local forest office to ensure your destination is open, as conditions can change quickly:

OWNF Alerts Page: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee

FS Region 6 interactive closure map: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/44658a89c53d4957a799a6a50dd341aa

For future updates, if there are significant changes:

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest page: https://www.facebook.com/OkaWenNF

InciWeb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/waowf-three-queens

The Three Queens and King Fires are being updated only if there are significant changes. The Goat Fire is 100% contained and is no longer being updated.

Please call the Cle Elum District Ranger Office for information on these Fires at (509) 852-1100, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed for lunch from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. Closed Tuesdays, weekends and federal holidays.

Thank you to all the firefighters and other interagency personnel that have helped with these incidents. It has been an honor serving our local forest and communities!

Photo: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest IMT3 T1, by Gary Whatley, Fire Prevention.
Photo: View of the Three Queens Fire from Kachess Campground 9/26/26, by Sonja Hartmann, Public Information Officer.
Photo: Firefighter working on the Three Queens Fire 9.26.26, by Justin Balderrama, Engine 331.
Photo: Excavator finishing repair on shaded fuel break off Rd 4818 9.28.26, by Harrison Friedman, Resource Advisor.

Photo of the Day | Quick Facts – Friday, September 25, 2026Three Queens: 9,551 acres, 31% containmentKing: 3409 acres, 1...
09/25/2026

Photo of the Day | Quick Facts – Friday, September 25, 2026

Three Queens: 9,551 acres, 31% containment
King: 3409 acres, 19% containment
Goat: 815 acres, 85% containment
Total Personnel: 137

Fire managers use high-tech tools to help guide management decisions to fully suppress fires that threaten Critical Values at Risk (CVARS). These include human lives, communities, infrastructure and natural, cultural and recreational resources.

One tool in the toolbox is the use of Infrared (IR) flights that use thermal imaging sensors from airplanes, helicopters, or drones to assess heat profiles. This information is used to map fire perimeters and find hidden hotspots. After infrared flights, percent containment reported may change with more accurate imaging.

Fire managers use this information to guide firefighting strategies, evacuation plans and inform risk to these critical values at risk. IR is a great tool all throughout the wildfire’s span, especially when fire activity is reduced with cooler temperatures and reduced staffing, especially on a remote fire like the King.

This image was captured from a DNR fixed wing aircraft on 9/23. It shows that the King Fire is showing minimal heat, located in the interior of the fire. This heat is seen as the white areas in the image. This echoes the increasing containment, now at 85%.

Photo: DNR fixed wing multiple mission aircraft (MMA)

Three Queens Fire Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 509-213-5294
Daily: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
InciWeb: http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident.../waowf-three-queens

Photo of the Day | Quick Facts – Tuesday, September 22, 2026Three Queens: 9,572 acres, 31% containmentKing: 3,335 acres,...
09/23/2026

Photo of the Day | Quick Facts – Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Three Queens: 9,572 acres, 31% containment
King: 3,335 acres, 20% containment
Goat: 815 acres, 80% containment
Total Personnel: 158

It has been another busy day of repairing resource impacts due to firefighting suppression efforts, such as dozer lines and hand lines.

Recently, specialized seep suppression repair was completed on the Goat Fire near Little Boulder Creek. The DNR Klickitat hand crew and Resource Advisor (REAF) Christie Nichols of BLM are to thank for making this happen. Resource Advisors provide their technical expertise of sensitive cultural and natural resources to advise firefighters on how to repair these areas.

Why: Wet areas, “seeps” (where water seeps slowing through the soil, making it very wet) are disproportionately important for plants and animals for food, water & homes (habitat). Plus, these areas allow for natural water filtration that keeps our drinking water clean. And this area is also critical habitat for Bull Trout.

What: Handline was chain sawed through peat bog (dark black area in before pic) to establish line around structures.

Impact: This disconnected the flow of water necessary to maintain this special wet habitat. This seep flows into the Cle Elum River, so this work is keeping water downstream safe from sedimentation.

The fix: Crews filled in line, replanted pieces of sod from grasslike wetland plants and reshaped the soil to allow water to “seep” through naturally.

Success! Less than 3 days later, plants were regrowing in the seep BUT if the crew/REAF had not replanted and reshaped the damage, the seep could have been completely lost from drying out due to altered hydrology.

Improving water quality for our communities and ecosystems is one of the priorities when doing fire suppression repair.

Photo: Christie Nichols, BLM REAF on the Three Queens Fire

Three Queens Fire Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 509-213-5294
Daily: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
InciWeb: http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident.../waowf-three-queens

09/22/2026

A Month of Waving, Smiles and Support | Thank You, Lyndsay & Grayson

For nearly a month, Lyndsay Wheatley and Grayson Wheatley have been a familiar sight at the end of the day—waving signs and thanking firefighters and support personnel as they travel through the community.

Night after night, they’ve been there.

For personnel coming off a long shift, a wave, a handmade sign and a simple “thank you” can mean more than people realize. And for some firefighters working here, Lyndsay’s kindness is especially familiar—they remember her showing that same support during the 2017 Jolly Mountain Fire.

As Northwest Team 2 prepares to complete its assignment, we want to turn that thank you around.

To Lyndsay and Grayson, and to everyone throughout the surrounding communities who has offered a wave, a kind word, a sign or countless other acts of generosity: thank you.

Firefighters and support personnel have felt your kindness throughout this incident. Many came here from communities far away, and you made them feel welcome while they worked to protect yours.

This video captures just one example of the community support that has surrounded fire personnel over these past several weeks.

From all of us working on the Three Queens, King and Goat Fires—thank you for taking care of the people who came here to help take care of your community.

Video credit: NW2 CIMT Public Information Officer Mike DeFries

Three Queens Fire Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 509-213-5294
Daily: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
InciWeb: inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/waowf-three-queens

09/21/2026

From Heavy Iron to Tiny Seeds | Suppression Repair

From heavy iron down to a tiny flower seed, there is some very focused work happening across the fire area as crews repair dozer line that is no longer needed by fire Operations.

In this video, lead Resource Advisor Courtney Rowe takes us behind the scenes to show how suppression repair comes together—from reshaping ground disturbed during firefighting operations to helping restore drainage, reduce erosion and prepare the landscape for recovery.

It’s detailed work, and sometimes the final step involves something as small as a seed.

As Northwest Team 2 completes its assignment, suppression repair is an important part of leaving the landscape in the best shape we can after the work needed to protect communities and resources.

🎥 Video Credit: NW2 PIO Mike DeFries

Three Queens Fire Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 509-213-5294
Daily: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
InciWeb: inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/waowf-three-queens

U.S. Forest Service - Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Washington State Department of Natural Resources
NW2 CIMT

09/21/2026

Three Queens, King & Goat Fires | Final Operations Video Update – September 21

NW2 Operations Chief Anne Trapanese provides our final operations update as Northwest Team 2 prepares to complete its assignment on the Three Queens, King and Goat Fires.

Firefighters have made substantial progress across the incident. On the Three Queens Fire, crews continue chipping, backhauling equipment and completing suppression repair work. The fire is now 9,572 acres and 31% contained.

On the Goat Fire, crews continue patrolling and removing equipment as work winds down. The fire remains 815 acres and is now 80% contained.

On the King Fire, firefighters continue tracking fire activity and remain ready to respond as needed. The fire is 3,335 acres and is now 20% contained.

At 7 PM today, the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Type 3 Team will assume command of the Three Queens, King and Goat Fires from Northwest Team 2.

While this is our final Operations Video Update, firefighters will remain on the landscape. Please continue to slow down around crews and equipment, respect posted closures and give firefighters the room they need to safely complete their work.

Quick Facts – Monday, September 21, 2026

Three Queens: 9,572 acres | 31% contained
King: 3,335 acres | 20% contained
Goat: 815 acres | 80% contained
Total Personnel: 435

Three Queens Fire Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 509-213-5294
Daily: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
InciWeb: inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/waowf-three-queens

Three Queens, King, and Goat Fire Daily Update Monday, September 21st, 2026 Fire Information Line: 509-213-5294 (8am-8p...
09/21/2026

Three Queens, King, and Goat Fire Daily Update
Monday, September 21st, 2026

Fire Information Line: 509-213-5294 (8am-8pm) | Email: [email protected]

Location: East of Snoqualmie Pass and North of Lake Kachess | Total Personnel: 435

ALERT: At 7 PM today, the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Type 3 Team will assume command of the Queens, King and Goat Fires, from Northwest Team 2. This will be the final update unless conditions change.

THREE QUEENS FIRE: 9,572 acres | 31% contained | Start Date: 07/15/26| Cause: Lightning

Substantial progress continues across the fire area on chipping, equipment backhauling and suppression repair work.

GOAT FIRE: 815 acres | 80% contained | Start Date: 08/22/26 | Cause: Lightning

Crews continue patrol and equipment removal.

KING FIRE: 3,335 acres | 20% contained | Start Date: 08/19/26 | Cause: Undetermined

Firefighters continue to track fire activity and remain ready to respond as needed.


WEATHER: Warmer weather is expected to move into the area. Temperatures will be in the upper-60s to mid-70s, and relative humidity will around 30 - 40%. Winds from the northwest at 8 mph will gust up to 15 mph.

AIR QUALITY: For the latest information on smoke conditions and air quality, visit https://www.fire.airnow.gov

EVACUATIONS AND CLOSURES: Find the Kittitas County Emergency Management live evacuation map at tinyurl.com/ThreeQueensEvacuations or at facebook.com/KittitasCountySheriff . The latest closure order and map can be found at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/alerts

Facebook: facebook.com/ThreeQueensFire
Inciweb: inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/waowf-three-queens

One Mission | Many AgenciesAs Northwest Team 2 prepares to wrap up its assignment, we wanted to share photos of just som...
09/21/2026

One Mission | Many Agencies

As Northwest Team 2 prepares to wrap up its assignment, we wanted to share photos of just some of the firefighters who have been working side by side on the Three Queens, King and Goat Fires.

Local, county, state, private, Tribal and federal firefighters have all been part of this effort—bringing different uniforms, patches, equipment, experience and home units together around the same mission. That interagency cooperation is fundamental to how wildland fire response works across jurisdictional boundaries.

Over the past several weeks, these firefighters have worked across a rugged landscape protecting communities, infrastructure and natural and cultural resources. They’ve built and strengthened fireline, protected structures, operated engines and heavy equipment, supported aviation, moved miles of hose, chipped woody debris, monitored residual heat and helped repair the landscape as suppression work winds down.

These photos represent only a fraction of the people who have contributed.

Different agencies. Different communities. Different places they call home. One mission.

As command transitions to a smaller incident management organization tomorrow evening, there is still work happening across the fire area. Please continue to slow down when traveling these roads, watch for firefighters and equipment, and respect posted closures.

Quick Facts - Monday September 21st, 2026
Three Queens: 9,572 acres, 31% containment -
King: 3,335 acres, 20% containment
Goat: 815 acres, 80% containment
Total Personnel: 435

To every local, county, state, private, Tribal and federal firefighter who has answered the call and contributed to this mission: thank you.

Photo credit: NW2 CIMT Public Information Officers

Three Queens Fire Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 509-213-5294
Daily: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
InciWeb: inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/waowf-three-queens

Kittitas County Sheriff
Kittitas County Fire District 7
Kittitas County Fire Protection District #6
U.S. Forest Service - Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Washington State Department of Natural Resources
BLM Oregon & Washington
NW2 CIMT

Behind the Scenes | Putting the “C” in LCESWhat does staying connected look like when a wildfire crew is miles from the ...
09/21/2026

Behind the Scenes | Putting the “C” in LCES

What does staying connected look like when a wildfire crew is miles from the nearest cell signal?

For wildland firefighters, communication is more than a convenience—it’s one of the four components of LCES: Lookouts, Communications, Escape Routes and Safety Zones.

These photos show some of the NWCG communications equipment that has helped keep firefighters connected across the Three Queens, King and Goat Fires.

When crews are working in remote country, cell service may be nonexistent and mountainous terrain can make radio communications challenging. That’s where the Communications Unit and a network of strategically placed repeaters come in.

Repeaters receive radio transmissions and retransmit them across the fire area, extending communications into places that might otherwise be blocked by distance or terrain. Setting them up can mean transporting equipment into rugged locations by vehicle, side-by-side, on foot or, when necessary, by helicopter.

On the Three Queens Fire, the communications network included a hub repeater atop Thorp Mountain. We shared pictures of this beloved lookout the other day when Navajo Region Helitack helped repair the protective structure wrap on its roof. Built in 1930 on the Wenatchee National Forest, the 14-by-14-foot Thorp Mountain Fire Lookout was completely refurbished in 2007 and continues to be staffed seven days a week. Protecting resources like the Thorp Mountain Fire Lookout is another example of the variety of work that takes place behind the scenes on a wildfire.

It also happens to be an important location for incident communications. From that mountaintop vantage point, outlying command repeaters connect back to the hub, helping create a communications network across a large and challenging landscape.

Getting that equipment in place is only part of the job. Communications personnel manage fire-specific radio frequencies, maintain and troubleshoot equipment, monitor radio traffic, manage the radio cache and help make sure firefighters can reach one another—and reach help—when it matters.

It’s another part of an incident that most people never see, but it helps put the “C” in LCES.

As Northwest Team 2 prepares to transfer command to a smaller incident management organization tomorrow evening, we’re highlighting some of the people, equipment and behind-the-scenes work that have helped support firefighters throughout this assignment.

Lookouts. Communications. Escape Routes. Safety Zones.
Four pieces designed to work together to help firefighters operate safely in a dynamic environment.

📷 Photo Credit: Katie Cramer

Three Queens Fire Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 509-213-5294
Daily: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
InciWeb: inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/waowf-three-queens

U.S. Forest Service - Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
BLM Oregon & Washington
NW2 CIMT

09/20/2026

A firefighter, a tablet, and miles of chipping and other suppression repair projects to oversee. That's part of the job of a Resource Advisor, Fireline (REAF).

There are roughly 15 miles of cut brush, branches and other wood debris that need to be chipped along roads along and near the Three Queens, Goat and King fires, and crews have now completed the majority of that work.

In this video, we take you to the western edge of the Three Queens Fire to meet resource advisor Jeff Jackson, who shares his role in helping crews get the job done.

🎥 Video credit: NW 2 PIO Abby Jo Rimstidt

If you’re traveling in the area, please slow down and be on the lookout for fire traffic. Mountain roads can be narrow with limited visibility, and firefighters or equipment may be working just around the next corner. A lack of smoke does not mean the work is finished.

Thank you for driving carefully and helping us safely complete these final missions.

Quick Facts – Sunday, September 20, 2026

Three Queens: 9,566 acres | 23% contained
King: 3,314 acres | 0% contained
Goat: 815 acres | 80% contained
Total Personnel: 458

Three Queens Fire Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 509-213-5294
Daily: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
InciWeb: inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/waowf-three-queens

Kittitas County Sheriff
U.S. Forest Service - Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
BLM Oregon & Washington
NW2 CIMT

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