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On June 8, 2024, a 10-to-15-acre (4.0 to 6.1 ha) fire was reported on private land near Pioneer Creek about 31 miles (50 km) northwest of Chelan in the eastern foothills of the Cascade Mountains. [1] [3] The cause is undetermined and remains under investigation, but is suspected to have originated from a human-caused structure fire.
[citation needed] The fires burned private land, state land, and within the Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests, ultimately covering over 350,000 acres (550 sq mi; 1,400 km 2). The first fire began on July 8 near the Entiat River. On July 14 a lightning storm started dozens more fires across the eastern Cascade Range. [2]
Wenatchee Complex [5] – 56,291 acres (87.95 sq mi; 227.8 km 2). The largest fires were south of U.S. Route 2 near the city of Wenatchee mainly in Chelan County. Other fires in the complex were in the upper Entiat and Wenatchee River drainages. Byrd Fire – 14,119 acres (22.06 sq mi; 57.14 km 2) Canyon Fire – 7,557 acres (11.81 sq mi; 30.58 ...
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).
Jul. 8—MANSFIELD — The Road 11 Fire burning about 12 miles southwest of Mansfield was 50% contained Saturday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. The brush fire, which was ...
USA TODAY 14 minutes ago New fast-moving fire emerges as death toll from raging LA wildfires climbs to 10: Updates. Meanwhile, firefighters battled multiple wildfires Thursday that ravaged ...
The FDNY said it has responded to 229 brush fires since Oct. 29, calling it the most in city history over a two-week stretch. Jennings Creek fire in Northeast now 50% contained; brush fires ignite ...
Range 12 Fire [21] Yakima: 177,210 2016 Snake River Fire Garfield 11,452 acres (46.34 km 2) Spokane Complex Fire Spokane Complex Spokane 7,251 acres (29.34 km 2) 10 Formed from the Wellesley and Yale Road fires Contained August 12 Water drop run August 21: 2015 Black Canyon Fire [22] Chelan Complex Chelan August 14 6,761 Blue Creek Fire [23 ...