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Sep. 5—MOSES LAKE — Fires throughout Washington continue to burn and one new fire began Wednesday, though they were relatively small as of press time. The Blewett Fire closed U.S. 97 Wednesday ...
Aug. 14—NACHES — The Retreat Fire is the largest fire in Washington as of Tuesday. The fire has scorched 45,600 acres of land but is 70% contained as of Tuesday — a 10% improvement from the ...
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]
Sep. 4—MOSES LAKE — Significant progress was made over the weekend as firefighters were able to bring four wildfires under control around Washington. Creston Fire — 50 acres. 100% containment.
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]
Buffalo Lake Road Fire [50] [52] Okanogan 11,299 1 0 5 Byrd Fire Wenatchee Complex [53] Chelan 14,119 0 0 Canyon Fire Wenatchee Complex [53] Chelan 7,557 0 0 Cascade Creek Fire [54] Skamania / Yakima 20,296 0 0 2 Crane Road Fire [55] Douglas 12,500 7 0 0 Goat Fire Okanogan 7,378 0 0 0 Milepost 10 [56] Douglas 5,445 0 0 0 Peavine Canyon Fire
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 ...
The fire approached to kilometers of Osoyoos, British Columbia on July 31, and the entire town of Osoyoos was on evacuation alert. [16] [17] The North Cascades Highway was closed for several days due to the Sourdough Fire. Trailheads, trails, and camping in North Cascades National Park remained closed after the road reopened on August 9. [18]