Public Safety

Pearl Hill Fire Spreads Rapidly Near Okanogan

Monday, July 27, 2026

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The Pearl Hill Fire, reported Saturday at 2 pm near Sand Hill Road, has spread rapidly due to wind and dry fuels, creating a 10-mile-long, one-mile-wide fire footprint. Northeast Washington Incident Management Team 2 assumed control of the fire on July 26.

The fire is burning primarily in grass, brush, and agricultural lands across steep terrain near the Columbia River. No evacuation orders or road closures are mentioned in the public record.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/waspd-pearl-hill

Checked against the public record7 of 9 claims · 78%

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

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The Pearl Hill Fire was reported on Saturday at 2 pm“Incident Overview The Pearl Hill Fire was reported at approximately 2 pm Saturday, July 25, 2026, near Sand Hill Road.”
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The Pearl Hill Fire was reported near Sand Hill Road“Incident Overview The Pearl Hill Fire was reported at approximately 2 pm Saturday, July 25, 2026, near Sand Hill Road.”
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The Pearl Hill Fire has spread rapidly due to wind and dry fuels“Driven by wind through critically dry fuels, the fire spread rapidly and developed a long, narrow footprint approximately 10 miles long and one mile wide.”
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The Pearl Hill Fire has created a 10-mile-long, one-mile-wide fire footprint“Driven by wind through critically dry fuels, the fire spread rapidly and developed a long, narrow footprint approximately 10 miles long and one mile wide.”
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Northeast Washington Incident Management Team 2 assumed control of the fire on July 26“Northeast Washington Incident Management Team 2 assumed management of the Pearl Hill Fire the evening of July 26, 2206.”
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The fire is burning primarily in grass, brush, and agricultural lands“The fire is burning primarily in grass, brush and agricultural lands across steep, difficult terrain near the Columbia River.”
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The fire is burning across steep terrain near the Columbia River“The fire is burning primarily in grass, brush and agricultural lands across steep, difficult terrain near the Columbia River.”
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No evacuation orders are mentioned in the public record“null”
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No road closures are mentioned in the public record“null”