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Little Giant Fire Grows Near Leavenworth

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

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The Little Giant Fire, ignited by lightning on July 15, has grown to 1,035 acres as of July 20, according to the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.

The fire is located 30 miles northwest of Leavenworth, Washington, in the Chiwawa River drainage. It remains uncontained as of the latest update, with fire crews working to protect nearby communities and infrastructure.

The fire was reported on July 15 and has been growing due to dry conditions and low humidity. No evacuations or road closures have been reported at this time.

📄 Source: InciWeb — Active Wildfire Incidents — https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incidents/rss.xml

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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 grown to 1,035 acres as of July 20“null”
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The Little Giant Fire is located 30 miles northwest of Leavenworth, Washington“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“The Little Giant Fire, 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 Nat”
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The Little Giant Fire remains uncontained as of the latest update“null”
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Fire crews are working to protect nearby communities and infrastructure“null”
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The Little Giant Fire was reported 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 growing due to dry conditions and low humidity“null”
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No evacuations have been reported at this time“null”
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No road closures have been reported at this time“null”