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Swauk Creek Fire — 214 acres. Started on Sunday at 3:34 p.m., 17 miles northwest of Ellensburg. No information on cost. Williams Mine Fire — 13,049 acres. 31% contained. Started noon Aug. 5.
NJ fire officials expect to have the West Milford Jennings Creek fire under control by week's end, but as of Sunday it remained 0% contained. ... UPDATE: West Milford fire at 0% containment and ...
Walker Creek Fire: Okanogan: 23,331: August 3, 2021: Unknown: Merged with Spur Fire. (Size is both Spur and Walker Creek Fire combined.) Schneider Springs Fire: Yakima: 101,633: August 4, 2021: Lightning: Caused poor air quality across Eastern Washington and in Puget Sound region. Biggest fire burning in Washington State as of September 12, 2021.
It then follows Swauk Creek as it ascends into the Wenatchee Mountains (part of the Cascade Range), passing several trailheads, campgrounds, and the former townsite of Liberty. [3] [22] The highway turns east to reach Blewett Pass, its highest point at 4,102 feet (1,250 m) above sea level, and crosses into Chelan County. [14]
The fire was started by a dry lightning strike on July 17 in the Swawilla Canyon area, and began to progress north. [1] Initial efforts to contain the fire were not effective and by July 20, Washington State Department of Transportation, operator of the Keller Ferry, made the decision to keep the ferry route closed after completion of scheduled maintenance that started July 16.
According to the National Interagency Fire Center, there are around 55,542 acres actively burning in the state as of Wednesday. In 2024 there were around 39,400 fires and around 6.9 million acres ...
The Jennings Creek wildfire, centered on West Milford in Passaic County, was only 10% contained as of the latest update Monday from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. Crews from New Jersey and ...
The 2020 Creek Fire was a very large wildfire in central California's Sierra National Forest, in Fresno and Madera counties. One of the most significant fires of California's record-setting 2020 wildfire season, it began on September 4, 2020, and burned 379,895 acres (153,738 ha) over several months until it was declared 100% contained on December 24, 2020.