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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 anticipate a later peak, possibly into November, for the Pacific Northwest due to El Niño effects.
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. This season started quieter than normal due to unusually colder weather that kept Eastern and Southeastern Washington burning index's largely ...
The Eagle Bluff Fire is an active wildfire burning in the United States and Canada near Oroville, Washington, United States and Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada. The fire began near Oroville, Washington, at about 2:00 pm PT on July 29, 2023. [1] [2] As of August 1, 2023 the fire has burned 16,428 acres (6,648 ha) and is 62% contained. [3]
August 21, 2023 at 1:44 AM. KXLY. Two wildfires in Spokane County, Washington have burned more than 20,000 acres and left at least two people dead, officials say. As of Sunday night, the Oregon ...
The Oregon Road Fire and the Gray Fire have burned more than 20,000 acres in Spokane County, according to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. The wildfires broke out on 19 August ...
Hundreds of firefighters have converged in southwest Washington along the Columbia River Gorge to fight the Tunnel 5 Fire, which ignited and grew rapidly on Sunday and remains at 5% containment.
Perimeter of Gray Fire ( map data) The Gray Fire was a wildfire in Spokane County, Washington, United States. [1] It began near Medical Lake at about 12:27 pm on August 18, 2023. As of September 1, 2023, the fire had burned 10,085 acres (4,081 ha) and was 100% contained. In addition to burning 259 structures, the death of one person was ...
Aug. 28—The number of acres burned so far in Washington's wildfire season this year is on trend with what ecologists predicted. But the damage has been catastrophic, and it could be weeks before ...