Public Safety

Okanogan Fire Grows, Evacuations Ordered

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

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The Modrite Fire, burning near Wilmont Creek Road from Kewa Road to Rodgers Bar by Inchelium, WA, prompted immediate evacuation orders as of July 20, 2026. The fire began on July 18, 2026, according to the Colville Agency, and is burning on federal land managed by the Colville National Forest.

Residents in the affected area are urged to leave immediately, with no additional warnings needed. The fire is currently uncontained, with no specific acreage reported in the public record. The Colville Agency is managing the incident as of the July 20 update.

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

Checked against the public record2 of 9 claims · 22%

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

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The Modrite Fire is burning near Wilmont Creek Road from Kewa Road to Rodgers Bar by Inchelium, WA“The Modrite Fire is a wildfire is burning near Wilmont Creek Road, from the Kewa Road intersection at Silver Creek to Rodgers Bar by Inchelium, WA.”
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Evacuation orders were issued as of July 20, 2026“null”
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The fire began on July 18, 2026“null”
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The fire is burning on federal land managed by the Colville National Forest“null”
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Residents in the affected area are urged to leave immediately“null”
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No additional warnings are needed“null”
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The fire is currently uncontained“null”
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No specific acreage has been reported in the public record“null”
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The Colville Agency is managing the incident as of the July 20 update“The type of incident is Wildfire and involves the following unit(s) Colville Agency.”