WILDFIRE1,151 ACRES

Second Street Fire, Washington

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The Second Street Fire burned in Benton County, Washington, about 1 mile (2 km) southeast of Benton City, Washington. NASA began tracking it on September 25, 2026. Its latest size is 1,151 acres (466 hectares, 5 km²), about 8 percent the size of Manhattan, or about 872 American football fields. NASA stopped tracking it after September 25.

Size1,151 acres
Hectares466 ha
Area4.7 km² · 1.8 mi²
Contained100%
Personnel128
CauseHuman
DiscoveredSep 25, 2026
Tracked sinceSep 25, 2026
Tracked for1 day
Location46.26°N 119.43°W
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Containment and crews

According to the national interagency fire record, it is 100 percent contained, fully under control, with 128 firefighters and support staff assigned.

Its cause is listed as human.

Fire behavior reported: minimal.

The orange outline on the map is the fire’s mapped perimeter.

Seen from space

Satellite picture, Satellite view · September 25, 2026
Satellite view · September 25, 2026

True color from the VIIRS instrument on the NOAA-20 satellite. Red dots are fires detected by their heat; smoke shows as gray-brown haze. The ring marks where the event was reported. Pictures: NASA Worldview (GIBS) from the daily satellite passes; clouds can hide the ground on some days.

Did you know?

How big is an acre?. An acre is about three-quarters of an American football field (including the end zones).

Fire size and location from NASA EONET and the National Interagency Fire Center’s incident records (IRWIN, WFIGS). For evacuations and closures, follow local officials and InciWeb.

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