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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]
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 June 8th, the Pioneer Fire was reported burning on private land 31 miles northwest of Chelan and quickly spread onto US Forest Service land, including wilderness. Fire managers are using a full-suppression strategy to protect private property, public infrastructure, and natural and recreation resources, while minimizing risks to responders ...
The Washington Department of Ecology says if someone is burning illegally, or if the smoke from someone's fire is affecting you, call the Ecology's tollfree complaint line at 1-866-211-6284.
Jul. 30—An estimated 10,000-acre fire that sparked Saturday afternoon southwest of Oroville has burned across the U.S.-Canadian border and is prompting evacuations in Okanogan County. The Eagle ...
Unless a town or county ordinance prohibits its, use of a grill for cooking is allowed. The N.C. Forest Service’s ban doesn’t apply to burning within 100 feet of an occupied dwelling, where ...
It was the sixth fire to burn more than 1,000 acres as part of the 2024 Washington wildfire season, and was the largest fire of the entire season, at 53,343 acres covered. Although the fire did not cause any direct injuries or fatalities, it did destroy 2 structures and inflicted a total of $19,008,764 (2024 USD ) in damages to vegetation ...
The removal of the burn ban becomes effective Nov. 16. The burn ban was put in place due to extreme drought conditions. From Aug. 1 through Nov. 14, MFC wildland firefighters responded to 1,506 ...