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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 2020 Washington wildfire season officially began in March 2020. The season was a part of the 2020 Western United States wildfires. By September, wildfires had burned over 713,000 acres, 181 homes had been lost, and one death occurred as a result. [2] [1] The 2020 fire season saw more individual fires than in any other recorded year. [1]
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 ]
Fire map for July 23: 2016 Buck Creek Chelan July 22 1,987 acres (804 ha) Lightning caused 2015 231 Fire Stevens 1,138 0 0 Twenty-One Mile Grade fire Ferry 2,250 0 0 2014 Hansel Fire Chelan 1,016 0 0 Little Bridge Fire Okanogan August 2 4,896 0 0 Lone Mountain Fire Chelan July 14 2,770 0 0 2012 Cashmere Fire Wenatchee Complex [53] Chelan 2,651 0 0
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 largest of the blazes, the Palisades Fire, is more than 33 square miles. That’s half the land size of Washington, D.C. A second fire, the Eaton Fire, is now more than 22 square miles.
An aircraft flies to drop fire retardant over the area of a wildfire burning near Pacific Palisades on the west side of Los Angeles during a weather driven windstorm on Jan. 7, 2025. California ...
On March 22, a state of emergency was declared by California Governor Gavin Newsom due to a mass die-off of trees throughout the state, potentially increasing the risk of wildfire. [20] Oregon officially declared the start of their wildfire season that same month.