Forest Fire (9987 ha) in United States 14 May 2026

Event summary

Forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1028701
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 14 May 2026 - 21 May 2026
Duration (days): 7
People affected: 6 in the burned area
Burned area: 9987 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Latest media headlines

Scientists warn of more fires and climate extremes due to El Niño and .. 5/20/2026 12:24:00 PM.

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New burn bans and Trump''s battle with immigration and DEI are impacti.. 5/17/2026 9:45:00 AM.

It was a rare windless April day in southern Washington and Adam Lieberg was stuck in front of his computer. He was supposed to be burning acres of twigs and pine needles in the forests between the Columbia River and the Yakama Nation nearb
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (28), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1), (1),