Grant County Fire District 13

08/21/2026

Or weather has been upgraded to a red flag warning! Winds, temps, lightning likely! Be in the lookout for new fires.

Red flag warnings (fire weather warnings) have been issued for a large portion of Washington state, including the western slopes of the Cascades and the Olympic Mountains. The warnings go into effect on Saturday, August 22nd. For those locations like the Cascades and Olympics, the warning is due to the risk of new fire starts from expected thunderstorms. The case is the same in Eastern Washington, except there will also be critical fire weather due to extremely low relative humidity paired with strong wind behind the incoming system. Any new fire starts will spread rapidly, and existing fires could undergo some extreme fire behavior. If you spot the source of new rising smoke form an area where there wasn’t a fire before, don’t hesitate to report it asap. Also keep an eye out for any suspicious activity, and don’t hesitate to report that kind of thing as well. 1:55PM 08-21-26
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08/21/2026

Critical fire weather Friday evening thru Sunday. Winds, hot temps and lightning possible.

08/15/2026

Dump fire - Last night just after 8PM MACC 911 received multiple calls about a fire at the Ephrata landfill. Multiple D13 units responded along with Grant County landfill employees. Firefighters spent about an hour working on the fire with landfill staff who spread out the burning garbage. Thanks to the callers who reported it.

08/14/2026

While you were sleeping our firefighters answered the call after a passer by reported a RV trailer fire in the 1200 block of SR 28 W. Engine 1311, Tender 1331 and Tender 1336 all responded. Firefighters arrived about 3:36 AM and had the fire out in about five minutes.

A good reminder that while we are all focused on the challenging wildfire season, your property is still at risk from other sources of ignition. Be sure any combustible material is away from open flames and drowned anything like matches, ci******es or birthday candles before you dispose of them.

08/06/2026

RED FLAG WARNING! This Friday from 11AM - Saturday at 11PM for winds 10-20 with gusts to 30 mph and relative humidity as low as 8%. This means critical fire weather will occur. Fires will start easily and race in the wind. Help us prevent any new !

08/02/2026

The devastation in Spokane is something out of a movie. It’s an alarming reminder of the power and danger present when the right weather conditions mix with fire. That’s why we share red flag warnings to help you prepare. Listening to evacuation notices are crucial as there aren’t second chances when a wind driven fire reaches your location.

While Grant County was spared from a large incident starting from this particularly dangerous situation, we are under high fire danger today with winds forecast up to 30mph.

We need everyone’s help preventing fires. We’ve only just begun August with two more months of real fire danger ahead of us. There are multiple large fires burning throughout the region including near Chelan, Tonaskst, Gifford and Nespelem. Smoke from those will continue to impact our area.

07/31/2026

RED FLAG WARNING - EXTREME FIRE RISK. The national weather service has issued a rare “Particularly Dangerous Situation” red flag warning for Saturday from 2-8PM with an overall red flag running from 11AM - 11PM for our area. This means extreme fire conditions will occur, fires will start easily and spread in an extremely rapid fashion.

The driving force behind this warning is sustained winds at 20-30 mph and low humidity near 15%. These are the conditions we regularly see property damage in. If a fire starts near you and you feel you’re in danger, don’t wait for evacuation notices. We want everyone to be safe!

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07/31/2026

One acre wildland fire under control, 13000 block Road A.5 NW, rural Ephrata. Grant County Fire District 13 and Your Ephrata Firefighters at scene.

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07/27/2026

Update - Fire has been contained.

We are assisting Grant County Fire District #3 with a large on Highway 28 at Trinidad Hill. This has gone to a county wide all call for more resources. Air resources also arriving. Evacuations being issued. Follow Grant County Sheriff's Office - WA for updates and stay alert to changing conditions. Smoke from this fire can be seen from Ephrata, west over Beezley hill.

07/26/2026

UPDATE (2:25 PM) - Both the Frey RD fire and the fire near RD A / RD 25 NE are contained. Units will be on scene for sometime and smoke will still be visible from interior unburned portions. Conditions are dry! We need everyone’s help preventing fires.

LIVE FIRE ALERT - We are responding to two . One in the 1700 block of Frey Road. The second an assist to Grant County Fire District #7 with a large wheat field fire near RD A NE & RD 25 NE (pictured). Please stay aware of changing conditions. Wind a factor on both fires.