Washington · Active · 3,176 acres
Old Trails Fire, Washington
3,176
Acres reported
99%
Contained
0
Acres since yesterday
Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities
Update ·
As of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC, the Old Trails Fire is listed as active at 3,176 acres, 99% contained, in Spokane County, Washington.
No change in reported size or containment since Aug 17, 2026, 09:00 UTC.
The most recent mapped perimeter (Aug 9, 2026, 20:39 UTC) covers 3,176 acres; the mapped perimeter has been updated 26 times since the fire began.
No satellite heat detections matched to this incident in the last 24 hours (last one Aug 3, 2026, 10:12 UTC).
Old Trails Fire map
The most recent mapped perimeter (solid) and the previous day's perimeter (dashed), with the reported point of origin.
Latest perimeter Previous perimeter · Perimeters come from the WFIGS interagency perimeter service and are usually mapped once a day; the mapped area can differ from the reported acreage.
Key facts
- Size
- 3,176 acres
- Containment
- 99%
- Status
- Active
- Discovered
- Aug 1, 2026
- Location
- Spokane County, Washington
- Origin point
- 47.6839, -117.5334
- Peak reported size
- 3,621 acres
- Perimeter mapped
- Aug 9, 2026 (9 days ago)
- Satellite heat, 24 h
- none matched
Nearest towns
Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge (see the perimeter map for the current extent).
- Airway Heights, WA
- Spokane, WA
- Town and Country, WA
- Fairchild Air Force Base, WA
- Country Homes, WA
Other fires nearby
- Autumn Lane Fire
- Fairview Fire
- Wells Road Fire
- Hudspeth Fire
- Modrite Fire
Old Trails Fire daily history
The largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Aug 1, 2026, 19:15 UTC).
| Day (UTC) | Reported size | Change | Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | 3,176 acres | 0 | 99% |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 3,176 acres | 0 | 98% |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 3,176 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 3,176 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 3,176 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 3,176 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 3,176 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 3,176 acres | −50 | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 3,226 acres | −330 | — |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 3,556 acres | −5 | — |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 3,561 acres | −13 | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 3,574 acres | −47 | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 3,621 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 3,621 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 3,621 acres | +2 | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 3,619 acres | +119 | — |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 3,500 acres | +1,000 | — |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2,500 acres | — | — |
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Old Trails Fire questions, answered from the data
How big is the Old Trails Fire?
As of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC, the Old Trails Fire is reported at 3,176 acres (peak reported size 3,621 acres). No change in reported size or containment since Aug 17, 2026, 09:00 UTC.
Is the Old Trails Fire contained?
Not fully. It was 99% contained as of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC. Containment is the share of the fire's edge that has a control line; it is reported by the incident team and can lag the ground situation.
Where is the Old Trails Fire?
The reported point of origin is at 47.6839, -117.5334 in Spokane County, Washington. Nearest towns: Airway Heights (3.9 mi SW), Spokane (5.1 mi E), Town and Country (6.0 mi NE). The map on this page shows the most recent mapped perimeter.
Is the Old Trails Fire still burning?
The federal feed still lists it as active as of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC; no satellite heat detections were matched to it in the last 24 hours.
Where do I find evacuation orders for the Old Trails 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 Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 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 →