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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).
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. Pierce County issues burn ban after ...
Sep. 20—The Washington Department of Natural Resources lifted a statewide burn ban, Monday. The decision follows the reopening of DNR lands east of the Cascades last week and was announced in an ...
Burn bans typically last until the end of summer or until the area starts receiving consistent rain. Last year, the burn ban was in effect until Sept. 21. The ban only applies to residents living ...
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]
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.
Wildfire seasons are defined by Washington state law as lasting from April 15 through October 15 of each year, allowing for burn bans and other restrictions to be imposed on state lands by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources during that time. [118]
The Washington Department of Natural Resources ordered the ban across 16 counties. Campfires will still be allowed in designated campgrounds but are otherwise banned on DNR lands in its southeast ...