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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]
A growing wildfire in Washington State near the Oregon-Washington border has triggered evacuations. According to local media reports, the fire has shut down a state highway, and at least one ...
Temporarily closed State Route 21 and Keller Ferry, evacuations of Keller and the Buffalo Lake area; August 1 a false news story was circulated about 28 homes being burned, Inciweb and NWCC debunked. Fire perimeter map for 7-23-24: 2023 Oregon Fire [13] Spokane/Pend Oreille: 10,817 acres (4,377 ha) [13] 384 [14] 1 [14] Gray Fire [15] Spokane ...
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 ...
Smoke around the Treasure Valley and across the Pacific Northwest is coming from multiple fires. These sources show where. ... News. Shopping. Main Menu.
The state had more than 630 wildfires by the first week of July, on par with the state's record 2015 wildfire season. [3] Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported the end of the fire season by October 12, [4] and the DNR and the Northwest Interargency Fire Center reported zero fires in the state on October 14. [5]
As of July 25, nine large, active wildfires are burning in Washington, collectively covering more than 114,000 acres, according to the National Interagency Coordination Center. All nine are east ...
The Ryegrass Coulee Fire on July 9–10 burned 1,600 acres, closed 20 miles of Interstate 90 in both directions for most of a day, and forced the complete evacuation of Vantage, Washington. It was the first of the state's fire season to trigger a level three evacuation or a road closure.