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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 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]
7-24-24 map of fire perimeter: Retreat Fire [9] [10] Yakima July 23, cause unknown 44,588 acres (18,044 ha) 5 0 0 Also called the Rimrock Retreat Fire, Closed US-12, caused evacuations and county-wide declaration of emergency 7-27-24 map of fire perimeter: Swawilla Fire [11] [12] Ferry & Okanogan July 17, Lightning 53,462 acres (21,635 ha) 2 ...
Multiple major wildfires are leaving a trail of destruction and death in the Los Angeles area. A handful of wildfires that kicked up on Jan. 7, powered by high winds and dry conditions, have ...
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]
There are currently 89 large wildfires burning across the county, according to the NICC, including 34 in Oregon, 6 in Idaho and 15 in California. The largest in Washington is the Big Horn Fire ...
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 Western United States experienced a series of major wildfires in 2020. Severe August thunderstorms ignited numerous wildfires across California, Oregon, and Washington, followed in early September by additional ignitions across the West Coast.