2024 Washington wildfires
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The 2024 Washington wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of Washington.
Events
[edit]Predictions for the 2024 fire season made by the National Interagency Fire Center in June 2024 included temperatures above normal and precipitation below normal, due to the ENSO transition to a La Niña pattern, resulting in an above normal fire potential for Western Washington in July through September.[1]
On July 10, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources announced a burn ban on its lands that would last until at least September 30. 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).[2]
List of wildfires
[edit]The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.
| Name | County | Acres | Start date | Containment date | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer | Chelan | 13,492 | June 8 | 14% contained |
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| Nisqually John | Whitman | 1,221 | June 14 | June | [4] | |
| Beam Road | Yakima | 8,542 | June 15 | June 18 | [5] | |
| 1980 Slide Ranch/Mission Road | Yakima | 3,103 | June 22 | 91% contained |
began on Yakama Reservation, arson | [6] |
| Joe Barker | Walla Walla | 1,000 | June 15 | July 3 | [7] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook, period June through September 2024" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. June 1, 2024. pp. 1, 5–6.
- ^ Demkovich, Laurel (July 10, 2024). "Washington issues burn ban on state lands". Washington State Standard. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ "Pioneer". InciWeb. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Nisqually John". InciWeb. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "Beam Road Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Hazard Mapping System: Wildfire and Smoke 1980 SLIDE RANCH". White Swan, Washington: Mansfield News Journal. July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "Joe Barker Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
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