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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]
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]
DNR helicopter dipping from Wenas Lake: Cougar Creek Fire [6] [7] Asotin & Garfield July 15, unknown 20,699 acres (8,377 ha) 4 destroyed 5 damaged 0 0 7-24-24 map of fire perimeter: Pioneer Fire [8] Chelan June 8, human caused 36,763 acres (14,877 ha) 0 0 0 Stehekin ordered to evacuate on July 28 7-24-24 map of fire perimeter: Retreat Fire [9 ...
The 2022 Washington wildfire season officially began in March 2022. As of August 4, 2022, there have been four large wildfires that have burned 30,800 acres (12,500 ha) across the US state of Washington .
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]
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]
The extent of wildfires in August 2015 led to the federal declaration of a state of emergency in Washington state by President Barack Obama on August 21, 2015. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] By August 24, over 16 active fires had burned more than 920 square miles (2,400 km 2 ).
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manages over 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km 2) of forest, range, agricultural, and commercial lands in the U.S. state of Washington. The DNR also manages 2,600,000 acres (11,000 km 2 ) of aquatic areas which include shorelines , tidelands , lands under Puget Sound and the coast, and ...