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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 October 30, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources announced the end of the 2024 fire season. [3]
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.
The Retreat Fire or Rimrock Retreat Fire was a wildfire between Rimrock Lake and the town of Tieton in Yakima County, Washington. The fire began on July 23, 2024 as the result of a propane tank explosion at a Rimrock Retreat cabin. [ 1 ]
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 ...
One of the largest blazes, the so-called Gray Fire near Spokane in eastern Washington, began around noon and a few hours later had surged through 4.7 square miles (12 square kilometers) of grass ...
Three days after the fires erupted Friday afternoon in Spokane County , mandatory evacuation orders remained in place for fire areas, including Medical Lake and a large zone east and southeast of Elk.
7-24-24 map of fire perimeter: Retreat Fire [9] [10] Yakima July 23, cause unknown 44,588 acres (18,044 ha) 5 0 0 Also called the Rimrock Retreat Fire, Closed US-12, caused evacuations and county-wide declaration of emergency 7-27-24 map of fire perimeter: Swawilla Fire [11] [12] Ferry & Okanogan July 17, Lightning 53,462 acres (21,635 ha) 2 ...
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 ...