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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]
Washington wildfire, smoke map: Track latest wildfires, red flag warnings East Bremerton’s air quality monitoring station was reporting an Air Quality Index of 58, as of Friday morning. Quality ...
Smoke-tainted air is forecast to be replaced by blowing dust on Columbus Day in the Tri-Cities, according to the National Weather Service.. The air quality in the Tri-Cities, Wash., area has been ...
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).
Wildfire smoke contains tiny particles and gasses that can enter your lungs and bloodstream, causing or exacerbating health problems, according to the Kitsap Public Health District.
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 ...
Idaho has multiple online resources, including Fish and Game’s interactive fire map.The map shows all active wildfires in the Gem State, and the location of previous fires and burnt acreage from ...
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.