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Included the Lime Belt, Tunk Block, Twisp River and Nine Mile Fires. The Lime Belt Fire originated as three separate fires that burned together. On August 31, the Tunk Block fire was separated from this complex, as it was about to merge with the North Star Fire, leaving the complex with an area of 133,118 acres.
The Twisp River Fire was one of the five fires that comprised the Okanogan Complex Fire. [11] It was reported on August 19 at 12:23 Pacific Daylight Time. The fire started when tree branches struck a nearby powerline. By 06:00 hours on August 20, it was reported to be 7,231 acres and had reached the outskirts of Twisp, Washington. The fire's ...
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]
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The Cub Creek 2 Fire broke out north of Winthrop in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and Washington DNR lands on July 16. Evacuations were ordered around Winthrop on July 17. [ 59 ] It grew to 4,690 acres by the end of the day on July 18, affecting air quality in Twisp and elsewhere in the Methow Valley . [ 60 ]
A thick cloud of wildfire smoke is choking millions of Washington state residents due to 23 active wildfires in the state, in addition to the dozens of wildfires to the north in British Columbia. ...
On August 19, 2015, three firefighters were killed battling a wildfire near Twisp. [31] By August 24, the fire had grown to 256,657 acres (103,865 ha), [32] surpassing the Carlton Complex fire of 2014 to become the largest wildfire complex in Washington state history. [25] By August 28 "at least 45 primary residences, 49 cabins and 60 ...
“Some smoke from Eastern Washington and British Columbia wildfires will impact more interior locations like Bellingham, Mount Vernon, and Columbia Valley” near Kendall, the air agency said on ...