Washington · incident record

Juniper Dunes Fire, Washington

13,003

Acres reported

Contained

0

Acres since yesterday

Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities

Update ·

As of Jun 23, 2026, 20:30 UTC, the Juniper Dunes Fire is no longer listed in the federal active-fire feed at 13,003 acres, in Washington.

No change in reported size since Jun 22, 2026, 20:30 UTC.

It was last present in the feed Jun 23, 2026, 20:30 UTC; the largest size reported was 13,144 acres. This page stays up as a record of the incident.

Juniper Dunes Fire map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire yet; the marker is the reported point of origin.

Key facts

Size
13,003 acres
Containment
not reported
Status
Not in feed (last seen Jun 23, 2026)
Discovered
Jun 14, 2026
Location
Washington
Origin point
46.3461, -118.8961
Peak reported size
13,144 acres
Satellite heat, 24 h
none matched

Nearest towns

Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge.

  • Burbank, WA12 mi SW of the origin · pop. 3,291
  • Pasco, WA12 mi SW of the origin · pop. 69,451
  • Kennewick, WA15 mi SW of the origin · pop. 78,896
  • Finley, WA15 mi SW of the origin · pop. 6,012
  • West Pasco, WA15 mi SW of the origin · pop. 3,739

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Juniper Dunes Fire daily history

The largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Jun 14, 2026, 14:30 UTC).

Day (UTC)Reported sizeChangeContained
Jun 23, 202613,003 acres0
Jun 22, 202613,003 acres0
Jun 21, 202613,003 acres0
Jun 20, 202613,003 acres0
Jun 19, 202613,003 acres−141
Jun 18, 202613,144 acres0
Jun 17, 202613,144 acres+2,566
Jun 16, 202610,578 acres+9,578
Jun 15, 20261,000 acres+400
Jun 14, 2026600 acres

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Juniper Dunes Fire questions, answered from the data

How big is the Juniper Dunes Fire?

As of Jun 23, 2026, 20:30 UTC, the Juniper Dunes Fire is reported at 13,003 acres (peak reported size 13,144 acres). No change in reported size since Jun 22, 2026, 20:30 UTC.

Is the Juniper Dunes Fire contained?

Containment has not been reported for the Juniper Dunes Fire in the federal feed as of Jun 23, 2026, 20:30 UTC.

Where is the Juniper Dunes Fire?

The reported point of origin is at 46.3461, -118.8961 in Washington. Nearest towns: Burbank (12 mi SW), Pasco (12 mi SW), Kennewick (15 mi SW).

Is the Juniper Dunes Fire still burning?

It is no longer in the federal active-fire feed; it was last listed Jun 23, 2026, 20:30 UTC. Fires drop out of the feed when the incident is closed or handed to local management, not necessarily when every ember is out.

Where do I find evacuation orders for the Juniper Dunes Fire?

From the county sheriff and local emergency management, not from this site. Check the official Washington sources on our Washington page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.

How current is this page?

The numbers come from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and the WFIGS perimeter service, refreshed every 15 minutes, plus NASA FIRMS satellite detections hourly. This page was last updated Jun 23, 2026, 20:30 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.

About this page

This page is generated automatically for every wildfire whose reported size reaches 1,000 acres, from FireRiskHere’s archive of the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS incident feed (captured every 15 minutes), the WFIGS interagency perimeter service, and NASA FIRMS satellite detections. It stays online after the fire is contained as a record of the incident. Nothing here is an official notice — for evacuation orders and road closures follow your county sheriff and local emergency management. How the site works →