FIRE REPORT: Aug. 1, 2025
The Pomas Fire is one of the only active wildfires in Washington with no containment reported. Firefighters work on building a fire line from Grouse Mountain down to Lake Chelan July 20.
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MOSES LAKE – The fires below were burning and causing smoke and air quality concerns regionally as of Thursday afternoon.
Bear Gulch Fire: 1989 acres. 3% contained. Started on July 6. Mason County. Human-caused.
Burdoin Fire: 10,675 acres. 79% contained. Started on July 18. Klickitat County. Undetermined cause.
Hamma Fire: 66.2 acres. 60% contained. Started on July 27. Mason County. Under investigation.
Hope Fire: 8,177 acres. 79% contained. Started on July 8. Stevens County. Under investigation.
Kaiser Canyon Fire: 500 acres. 50% contained. Started on July 30. Okanogan County. Under investigation.
Pomas Fire: 3,454 acres. No containment. Started on June 13. Chelan County. Lightning caused.
Air quality:
Ephrata: Good, 26 Air Quality Index.
Moses Lake: Good, 33 Air Quality Index.
Othello: Good, 31 Air Quality Index.
Quincy: Good, 26 Air Quality Index.
Ritzville: Good, 32 Air Quality Index.
SOURCES: INCIWEB, WATCHDUTY, AIRNOW.