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Fires included the Nakia Creek Fire in Southwest Washington and one on private timberland near Loch Katrine in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness 30 miles east of Seattle. [18] [19] Flames from the Loch Katrine fire could be seen from Seattle. [20] On October 18 and 19, due to wildfire smoke, Seattle had the worst air quality of any major city in the ...
The Nakia Creek Fire burned out of control near the Washington-Oregon border as thousands fled from the blaze fueled by warm conditions unusual for the Pacific Northwest.
A wildfire burned out of control near the Washington-Oregon border Monday as thousands fled from the blaze fueled by warm conditions unusual for the Pacific Nor
Leavenworth Fire, May [21] Spartan Fire, June [22] Sutherland Canyon and Straight Hollow fires, near Quincy, June [22] Diamond Creek Fire in Pasayten Wilderness, started late July [23] [24] and spread to Canada near Manning Provincial Park on August 31 [25] Noisy Creek Fire, in Colville National Forest, began July 15 [26]
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 outbuildings [were] destroyed in the Okanogan complex fires."
In Wyoming, about 69% of properties could be at "major" risk of a wildfire in the next 30 years, and Colorado has the next highest figure, with 53% facing "major" risk.
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.
The Jennings Creek Wildfire continues to rage in New Jersey and New York Wednesday morning, extending firefighting efforts into a sixth day.. As of Wednesday morning, the most recent update from ...