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Little Giant Fire Grows to 5 Acres

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

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The Little Giant Fire, ignited by lightning on July 15, has been updated to 5 acres in size, according to the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. The fire is located 30 miles NW of Leavenworth in the Chiwawa River drainage. Initial attack crews disengaged on July 18 due to steep terrain and active fire behavior, with minimal aerial support available.

Chelan County Sheriff's Office issued a Level 1 Fire Advisory for the Trinity Area on July 21, directing residents to monitor emergency updates via Chelan County Emergency Management's Facebook page or website. The fire is currently in a remote area with limited access, and no evacuations or closures have been reported as of the latest update.

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

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Every factual claim below was checked against the original public record. Source: original document ↗

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The Little Giant Fire was ignited by lightning on July 15“The Little Giant Fire, started by lightning on July 15, is located 30 miles NW of Leavenworth, WA.”
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The Little Giant Fire has been updated to 5 acres in size“null”
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The Little Giant Fire is located 30 miles NW of Leavenworth“The Little Giant Fire, started by lightning on July 15, is located 30 miles NW of Leavenworth, WA.”
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The Little Giant Fire is located in the Chiwawa River drainage“It is in the Chiwawa River drainage on the Wenatchee River Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.”
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Initial attack crews 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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The disengagement of initial attack crews was due to steep terrain and active 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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Minimal aerial support was available“Minimal aerial support was available to support firefighters on the ground.”
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Chelan County Sheriff's Office issued a Level 1 Fire Advisory for the Trinity Area on July 21“Chelan County Sheriff's Office issued a Level 1 Fire Advisory for the Trinity Area on Tuesday, July 21.”
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Residents were directed to monitor emergency updates via Chelan County Emergency Management's Facebook page“null”
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Residents were directed to monitor emergency updates via Chelan County Emergency Management's website“null”
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The fire is currently in a remote area“null”
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The fire has limited access“null”
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No evacuations have been reported as of the latest update“Residents Evacuated: 0”
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No closures have been reported as of the latest update“null”