Little Giant Fire Active Since July 15, 2026

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

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The Little Giant Fire, ignited by lightning on July 15, 2026, remains active in the Chiwawa River drainage on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Firefighters initially responded with a 21-person crew and rappellers but disengaged on July 18 due to steep terrain, poor access, and increased fire behavior from winds and dry conditions.

The fire is currently estimated at 5 acres and is located 30 miles NW of Leavenworth, WA. Chelan County Emergency Management provides updates on alerts and evacuations via their Facebook page and 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, 2026“Little Giant Fire: It was started by lightning on July 15, 2026, and is located 30 miles NW of Leavenworth, WA.”
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The Little Giant Fire remains active in the Chiwawa River drainage“Little Giant Fire: It was started by lightning on July 15, 2026, and 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“Little Giant Fire: It was started by lightning on July 15, 2026, and 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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Firefighters initially responded with a 21-person crew and rappellers“Rappellers were dispatched for initial attack, and a 21-person initial attack crew arrived on July 17.”
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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 poor access“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 from 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 from dry conditions“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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The fire is currently estimated at 5 acres“null”
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The fire is located 30 miles NW of Leavenworth, WA“Little Giant Fire: It was started by lightning on July 15, 2026, and is located 30 miles NW of Leavenworth, WA.”
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Chelan County Emergency Management provides updates on alerts and evacuations“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 via their Facebook page“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 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.”