Firefighters cross Lake Cushman to work on containing the Bear Gulch Fire Aug. 13. The fire has grown by around 6,000 acres since Monday and is sitting at nearly 17,000 acres as of Thursday.
September 18, 2025
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FIRE REPORT: Sept. 19, 2025
MOSES LAKE – The fires below are burning nearly 111,000 acres across Washington as of Thursday afternoon. This is around 11,000 acres more than Monday. The two fires that showed the most growth were the Lower Sugarloaf Fire, gaining around 3,000 acres since Monday. It remains as the second largest blaze in the state. The Bear Gulch Fire also showed growth of around 6,000 acres since Monday. The growth makes it the third largest fire in the state and bumps the Crown Creek Fire out of the largest three.