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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 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]
The fire began near Oroville, Washington, at about 2:00 pm PT on July 29, 2023. [1] [2] As of August 8, 2023 the fire burned a total of 34,049 acres (13,779 ha) between Canadian and US soil. [3] The cause of the fire is still unknown and under an active investigation. [1] [3]
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.
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]
Under the ban, which was issued in two parts with 14 counties covered Sunday night and 16 more added Wednesday: All open burning is prohibited. All burn permits previously issued are canceled.
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 ...
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