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The ban was issued in response to several large, human-caused wildfires amid the statewide drought emergency and drier-than-normal weather across Washington. The largest fire at the time was the Pioneer Fire in the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest near Lake Chelan , which had grown to more than 12,000 acres (4,900 ha).
The 2023 Washington wildfire season officially began in March 2023 in the US state of Washington. Conditions going into the season were low-risk for fire, with higher than average precipitation over the prior winter and spring. [1] Some experts anticipated a later peak, possibly into November, for the Pacific Northwest due to El Niño effects. [2]
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The Tunnel Five Fire or Tunnel 5 Fire was a wildfire in Skamania County, Washington in the Columbia River Gorge, near the border with Oregon. Ignited in the morning of July 2, 2023, [2] the fire was caused by a BNSF locomotive exhaust. [3] By July 10, the fire was 80% contained, [4] and by the following day it reached 100% containment. [5]
Temperatures to soar in Northeast triggering more fire warnings. Through the rest of the week, as a cold front pushes across the central U.S. from the west, the warm front raising temperatures in ...
Sheriff’s officials shortly before 5 p.m. put Palermo evacuation zones 867 and 868 under evacuation orders, but the orders were reduced to warning before 6 p.m. and all warnings were lifted by 6 ...
The Pioneer Fire was a large wildfire in Chelan County, Washington, United States. It was first reported on June 8, 2024, on the north side of Lake Chelan and spread northwest throughout the wilderness in the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest .
The Sourdough Fire was a wildfire in Whatcom County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It was reported on July 29, 2023, near Sourdough Mountain in North Cascades National Park and was likely caused by an earlier lightning strike.