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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 ...
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. ...
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.
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]
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]
On the morning of August 1, smoke from BC fires pushed into the Seattle area, rapidly making Mount Rainier invisible on a cloudless day. [4] In early August, heavy smoke from British Columbia over Seattle earned the social media title "Smokezilla ". [5] Mid-month, several large fires in the state's Cascades Range were ignited by lightning. [6]
Smoke around the Treasure Valley and across the Pacific Northwest is coming from multiple fires. These sources show where.
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]