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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] On October 30, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources announced the end of the 2024 fire season. [3]
The 2023 Washington wildfire season officially began in March 2023 in the US state of Washington. Conditions going into the season were low-risk for fire, with higher than average precipitation over the prior winter and spring. [1] Some experts anticipated a later peak, possibly into November, for the Pacific Northwest due to El Niño effects. [2]
Sleepy Hollow Fire (2015) in Monitor, close to where it was ignited, heading over the ridge and into the city of Wenatchee. These are incomplete lists of the major and minor wildfires in Washington state history, along with total costs of the fires for the years starting in 2002. Wildfires are infrequent on the western side of the Cascade Crest ...
The state assistance was mobilized under the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the state firefighting resources at ...
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The Tunnel Five Fire or Tunnel 5 Fire was a wildfire in Skamania County, Washington in the Columbia River Gorge, near the border with Oregon. Ignited in the morning of July 2, 2023, [2] the fire was caused by a BNSF locomotive exhaust. [3] By July 10, the fire was 80% contained, [4] and by the following day it reached 100% containment. [5]
The 2022 Washington wildfire season officially began in March 2022. As of August 4, 2022, there have been four large wildfires that have burned 30,800 acres (12,500 ha) across the US state of Washington.
The fire caused the closure of the North Cascades Highway (State Route 20) and evacuations of recreational facilities and three Seattle City Light hydroelectric dams in the area. As of September 15, 2023 [update] , the Sourdough Fire had been estimated to have burned 6,369 acres (2,577 ha) and was 25 percent contained.