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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).
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 ...
Half of the state is in a drought and 30 counties have burn bans. ... 30 NC counties are currently under a burn ban. Updated map shows restricted areas. Martha Quillin. November 10, 2023 at 6:30 ...
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources dashboard reported that 1,515 fires burned at least 146,220 acres (59,170 hectares) in Washington through August ...
A 10-acre woodland fire was reported in Wayne County. Burning is not advised.
Sep. 18—Staff report The lack of rain this summer has led to drought conditions in southern Ohio and now Lawrence County is among 27 counties where opening burn is now banned. State Fire Marshal ...
This season started quieter than normal due to unusually colder weather that kept Eastern and Southeastern Washington burning index's largely below normal into July. [1] As of October 2022, a total of 140,000 acres (57,000 ha) of land in the state was burned – the fewest number of acres burned since 2012.
The burn ban order was issued by the Erie County Executive Brenton Davis on Monday. The ban will be lifted on Nov. 18 unless it is extended through further resolution. More: Large fire breaks out ...