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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]
[27] [28] The Louisiana State Department of Agriculture and Forestry said the fire had been caused by arson. [29] [30] Rainfall across western portions of the fire in early September 2023 helped firefighters to increase the containment of the wildfire to 65 percent. [31] The community of Neale was also burned. [32] One death occurred in Singer ...
Louisiana has recorded an unprecedented amount of wildfires in August, forcing multiple southwestern towns to evacuate Thursday and state officials to implement a burn ban.
7-27-24 map of fire perimeter: Swawilla Fire [11] [12] Ferry & Okanogan July 17, Lightning 53,462 acres (21,635 ha) 2 outbuildings 0 0 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.
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A fire burning near Lower Monumental Dam in north Franklin County is contained after scorching 800 acres. The fire appears to have started after an unattended camp fire on federal land got out of ...
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 Hair Road Fire in Walla Walla County south of Lower Monumental Dam grew to 10,000 acres before being contained on June 21. [11] A brush fire near Lind in Adams County was ignited on the morning of June 27 and grew to 20,000 acres the same day. It resulted in the closure of Washington State Route 21. [12] By June 29, it was 100% contained. [6]