High Lava Fire Active Near Stabler

Sunday, August 30, 2026

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The High Lava Fire, located approximately 10 miles northwest of Stabler, Washington, is actively burning on Gifford Pinchot National Forest land. Firefighters are using hand crews, engines, and heavy equipment to suppress the fire under a full suppression strategy.

The fire is in extremely challenging terrain with near-vertical slopes and cliff bands, making access difficult. Smoke may be visible near Stabler and surrounding communities, according to the incident report.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/wagpf-high-lava

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The High Lava Fire is located approximately 10 miles northwest of Stabler, Washington“The High Lava Fire is located approximately 10 miles northwest of Stabler, Washington.”
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The High Lava Fire is actively burning on Gifford Pinchot National Forest land“The High Lava Fire is located approximately 10 miles northwest of Stabler, Washington. The terrain is extremely challenging, with near-vertical slopes and cliff bands making access difficult for firefighters. Multiple resources, including hand crews, engines, and heavy equipment, are aggressively engaging the fire under a full suppression strategy. Smoke may be visible near Stabler, WA, and surrounding communities.”
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Firefighters are using hand crews, engines, and heavy equipment to suppress the fire“Multiple resources, including hand crews, engines, and heavy equipment, are aggressively engaging the fire under a full suppression strategy.”
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Firefighters are using a full suppression strategy to suppress the fire“Multiple resources, including hand crews, engines, and heavy equipment, are aggressively engaging the fire under a full suppression strategy.”
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The fire is in extremely challenging terrain“The terrain is extremely challenging, with near-vertical slopes and cliff bands making access difficult for firefighters.”
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The fire is in terrain with near-vertical slopes“The terrain is extremely challenging, with near-vertical slopes and cliff bands making access difficult for firefighters.”
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The fire is in terrain with cliff bands“The terrain is extremely challenging, with near-vertical slopes and cliff bands making access difficult for firefighters.”
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Access to the fire is difficult due to the terrain“The terrain is extremely challenging, with near-vertical slopes and cliff bands making access difficult for firefighters.”
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Smoke may be visible near Stabler“Smoke may be visible near Stabler, WA, and surrounding communities.”
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Smoke may be visible near surrounding communities“Smoke may be visible near Stabler, WA, and surrounding communities.”