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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 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 lightning-started Cedar Creek fire burning within the bounds of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington grew to more than 36,000 acres by Thursday, July 29, fire officials said ...
Alder Lake fire Gifford Pinchot National Forest: 253 102 July 26, 2015: Active (10% contained) Lightning: Blankenship fire Okanogan and Wenatchee national forests 180 73 July 14, 2015: Active Blue Creek fire Walla Walla County: 6,004 2,430 July 20, 2015: Active (95% contained) Under investigation Carpenter Road fire Spokane Indian Reservation ...
Aug. 15—CLE ELUM — The Kachess Complex consists of three lightning-sparked fires that began in the Cle Elum Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest on Aug. 9 and 10 according ...
Called the Easy Fire, it had grown to 300 acres in timber at 10:30 a.m. Thursday with no containment in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest near southeastern Whatcom County, according to InciWeb.
The Jack Creek Fire was a wildfire in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington, approximately 15 miles southwest of Leavenworth, Washington in the United States. It was started by a lightning strike on August 11, 2017. The fire burned a total of 4,606 acres (19 km 2).
Aug. 16—MOSES LAKE — A team of 65 senior firefighters from Australia and New Zealand has arrived in the Pacific Northwest to help combat the region's severe wildfires. Upon arrival, the ...