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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 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 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]
A 1-acre wildfire was extinguished Thursday afternoon south of Salem on Riverside Drive, just north of Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge. The fire was reported at 2:03 p.m.
The Willow Fire was burning brush and grass as it approached timber after it was reported just before 3:30 p.m. Saturday. 15-acre fire burning behind Pit Stop Store in Big Bend; crews making ...
Fires included the Nakia Creek Fire in Southwest Washington and one on private timberland near Loch Katrine in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness 30 miles east of Seattle. [18] [19] Flames from the Loch Katrine fire could be seen from Seattle. [20] On October 18 and 19, due to wildfire smoke, Seattle had the worst air quality of any major city in the ...
Aug. 27—A 1,500-acre brush fire that ignited Tuesday west of Ritzville, Washington, temporarily closed Interstate 90 and State Route 21 before it was contained by late afternoon. The Bauer ...