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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).
The decision follows the reopening of DNR lands east of the Cascades last week and was announced in an agency news release. A burn ban on Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife lands east of ...
On April 26 two fires were burning: the Stanwood Bryant Fire in Snohomish County (70 acres) and the Porter Creek Fire in Whatcom County (80 acres). [ 8 ] Between July 16 and 30, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and many county governments – including Mason, Thurston, King, Pierce and Whatcom Counties – issued fire ...
Nearly all of Washington state is set up “for an increased risk of above-normal fire activity from July through September,” the Weather Service said.
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]
A burn ban can be established by a county judge or county commissioners court prohibiting or restricting outdoor burning for public safety. To prevent wildfires under a red flag warning, follow ...