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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). [2]
The Ryegrass Coulee Fire on July 9–10 burned 1,600 acres, closed 20 miles of Interstate 90 in both directions for most of a day, and forced the complete evacuation of Vantage, Washington. It was the first of the state's fire season to trigger a level three evacuation or a road closure.
Image 2024 Bridge Creek Fire: Ferry July 19 3,998 acres (1,618 ha) 1 0 Contained August 4 Fire map for July 23: 2016 Buck Creek Chelan July 22 1,987 acres (804 ha) Lightning caused 2015 231 Fire Stevens 1,138 0 0 Twenty-One Mile Grade fire Ferry 2,250 0 0 2014 Hansel Fire Chelan 1,016 0 0 Little Bridge Fire Okanogan August 2 4,896 0 0
More than 265,000 acres have burned so far this year in Washington on both state and federal lands. That’s compared to last year’s total of 165,000 acres and the 10-year average of roughly ...
Wildfires in the United States articles (2024–present) 2024 , 2025 This is a list of wildfires across the United States during 2024, that have burned more than 1,000 acres (400 hectares), produced significant structural damage or casualties, or otherwise been notable.
Sep. 5—MOSES LAKE — Fires throughout Washington continue to burn and one new fire began Wednesday, though they were relatively small as of press time. The Blewett Fire closed U.S. 97 Wednesday ...
On June 8, 2024, a 10-to-15-acre (4.0 to 6.1 ha) fire was reported on private land near Pioneer Creek about 31 miles (50 km) northwest of Chelan in the eastern foothills of the Cascade Mountains. [1] [3] The cause is undetermined and remains under investigation, but is suspected to have originated from a human-caused structure fire.
On September 2, the Governor of Washington, Jay Inslee, declared a state of emergency across all Washington counties due to wildfires. [1] [9] Peak Air Quality Index values for Oregon and Washington on September 6, 2017. Air quality is hazardous in parts of Washington and Oregon, "very unhealthy" in Spokane, and at least "unhealthy" across most ...