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Little Giant Fire Active in Okanogan-Wenatchee Forest

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

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The Little Giant Fire, ignited by lightning on July 15, remains active in the Chiwawa River drainage on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Firefighters disengaged on July 18 due to steep terrain, winds, and increased fire behavior, with no containment efforts currently underway.

The fire is located 30 miles NW of Leavenworth and was initially estimated at 5 acres. Chelan County Emergency Management provides updates on alerts and evacuations via Facebook and their website.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/waowf-little-giant-fire

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The Little Giant Fire was ignited by lightning on July 15“Little Giant Fire: It was started by lightning on July 15, is located 30 miles NW of Leavenworth, WA. It is in the Chiwawa River drainage on the Wenatchee River Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. It was originally estimated at 5 acres. Rappellers were dispatched for initial attack, and a 21-person initial attack crew arrived on July 17. Minimal aerial support was available to support firefighters on the ground. Due to winds and increased fire behavior, as well as poor access in steep, inaccessible country, all firefighters disengaged and hiked out on July 18. Warm weather, winds and low humidity have led to more active fire behavior since July 20th.”
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The Little Giant Fire remains active in the Chiwawa River drainage“It was started by lightning on July 15, is located 30 miles NW of Leavenworth, WA. It is in the Chiwawa River drainage on the Wenatchee River Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.”
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The Little Giant Fire is located on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest“It is in the Chiwawa River drainage on the Wenatchee River Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.”
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Firefighters disengaged on July 18“Due to winds and increased fire behavior, as well as poor access in steep, inaccessible country, all firefighters disengaged and hiked out on July 18.”
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Firefighters disengaged due to steep terrain“Due to winds and increased fire behavior, as well as poor access in steep, inaccessible country, all firefighters disengaged and hiked out on July 18.”
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Firefighters disengaged due to winds“Due to winds and increased fire behavior, as well as poor access in steep, inaccessible country, all firefighters disengaged and hiked out on July 18.”
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Firefighters disengaged due to increased fire behavior“Due to winds and increased fire behavior, as well as poor access in steep, inaccessible country, all firefighters disengaged and hiked out on July 18.”
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No containment efforts are currently underway“null”
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The fire is located 30 miles NW of Leavenworth“Location 30 miles NW of Leavenworth, WA”
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The fire was initially estimated at 5 acres“It was originally estimated at 5 acres.”
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Chelan County Emergency Management provides updates on alerts and evacuations via Facebook“Updates on alerts and evacuations can be obtained here on the Chelan County Emergency Management Facebook page, or the website at https://www.co.chelan.wa.us/emergency-management/pages/active-emergencies.”
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Chelan County Emergency Management provides updates on alerts and evacuations via their website“Updates on alerts and evacuations can be obtained here on the Chelan County Emergency Management Facebook page, or the website at https://www.co.chelan.wa.us/emergency-management/pages/active-emergencies.”