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Aug. 6—MOSES LAKE — The Swawilla Fire, ignited by lightning at 11:30 p.m. July 17, is Washington's largest active blaze, consuming approximately 53,400 acres. However, the fire went from 70% ...
The fire was started by a dry lightning strike on July 17 in the Swawilla Canyon area, and began to progress north. [1] Initial efforts to contain the fire were not effective and by July 20, Washington State Department of Transportation, operator of the Keller Ferry, made the decision to keep the ferry route closed after completion of scheduled maintenance that started July 16.
Fire season officially began on April 15. [2] Training of state fire crews was conducted in May, as well as training of Washington National Guard in helitack insertion for fire crews. [3] On the morning of August 1, smoke from BC fires pushed into the Seattle area, rapidly making Mount Rainier invisible on a cloudless day. [4]
HABS No. CA-193-A, "Giant Forest Lodge Historic District, Registration Building", 7 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page HABS No. CA-193-B, " Giant Forest Lodge Historic District, Amphitheater ", 2 photos, 1 photo caption page
Photos of the disaster, which will likely rank as the most destructive in L.A. history, capture the apocalyptic scale of destruction and heartbreak left in its wake.
At approximately 7:30 a.m. EST on December 22, 2024, [6] [7] on a stationary F train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station, a man approached the only other passenger on the train car, a woman who was sleeping, [3] [8] using a lighter to set fire to her clothing. The victim became engulfed in flames in a matter of seconds.
The Eaton Fire ignited Tuesday night near a canyon in the sprawling national forest lands north of downtown Los Angeles and had exploded to 14,117 acres by Friday night and was 3%, according to ...
The Wild Rose Fire was the largest and is located north of U.S. Route 12 and east of Rimrock Lake. Cascade Creek Fire [ 8 ] – 20,038 acres (31.31 sq mi; 81.09 km 2 ). Located on the south and west slopes of Mount Adams in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest , including part of the Mount Adams Wilderness .