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Wildfires In Washington (state)
These are incomplete lists of the major and minor wildfires in Washington (state), 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, but a regular component of Eastern Washington ecology. Major Washington wildfires chronologically This list only includes "major fires" that destroyed over , incurred fatalities or damaged a significant amount of property. Older fires are increasingly underreported. For example, none of the wildfires of 1926–31 and 1943 that together destroyed more than 500,000 acres of the Colville National Forest are included.Washington State Hazard Identification and Vulnerability Assessment Table Eight (pp. 35-37), April 2001 [Baidu] |
Sleepy Hollow Fire 2015
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Cold Creek Fire
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Grant County, Washington
Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 99,123. The county seat is Ephrata, and the largest city is Moses Lake. The county was formed out of Douglas County in February 1909 and is named for U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant. Grant County comprises the Moses Lake, WA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also part of the Moses Lake-Othello, WA Combined Statistical Area. History Native American cultures in the area included the Interior Salish, Wenatchi, and Okanagan. The first white settlers began to arrive in the mid-to-late-19th century, primarily with the goal of raising livestock. One government official described the area in 1879 as, "…a desolation where even the most hopeful can find nothing in its future prospects to cheer." When railroads arrived they also brought new settlers, and the economy began a shift from ranching to dryland farming. This transition required the people to have ready ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
243 Command Fire
The 243 Command Fire was a wildfire that burned near Wanapum Dam in Grant County, Washington, in the United States. The fire started on June 3, 2019, and was reported 85% contained as of June 10, 2019. The fire burned a total of and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. Fire The 243 Command Fire started on the evening of June 3, 2019, near Wanapum Dam and Highway 243. The fire moved east into Lower Crab Creek Canyon, growing to within nine hours. Evacuation orders were put in place for approximately 25 homes near Smyrna Smyrna ( ; , or ) was an Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek city located at a strategic point on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, Turkey. Due to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence, and its good inland connections, Smyrna .... Fire crews contained the fire between the canyon's southern and northern ridges by creating a wide, cool outer ring, with no burnable material, to help contain the fire's footprints and remaining ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln County, Washington
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,876, making it the fifth-least populous county in the state. The county seat and largest city is Davenport. Lincoln County was created from Whitman County in November 1883. It is named for Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. History In 1883, Lincoln County was created from a portion of Spokane County, and four days later a portion of its area was split to create Douglas County. There have been no further alterations to its boundary since that time. The name Sprague County was originally proposed, in honor of General John W. Sprague, until objections from legislators resulted in the name Lincoln County being used in the final bill. Its 2,317 square miles make it the eighth-largest by area in the state. Centuries ago, the area now covered by Lincoln County contained an east–west passageway used by indigenous peoples. A spring near the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wenatchee World
''The Wenatchee World'' is the leading daily newspaper in Wenatchee and East Wenatchee, Washington, United States. Serving Chelan, Douglas and other North Central Washington counties since 1905, ''The Wenatchee World'' prints on its front page that it is "Published in the Apple Capital of the World and the Buckle of the Power Belt of the Great Northwest". History The World Publishing Company was founded in 1905 by businessmen C.A. Briggs and Nat Ament. On July 3, 1905, the company published the first issue of ''The Wenatchee Daily World''. The issue included a pledge "to be an active, helping factor in not alone the city of Wenatchee and the county of Chelan, but also in our neighbor counties of Douglas and Okanogan." The newspaper was a forceful proponent for economic development of the Columbia Basin and the area the newspaper called North Central Washington. Two years later, the newspaper was purchased by Rufus Woods and his twin brother Ralph. Rufus published the newspape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas County, Washington
Douglas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 42,938. The county seat is Waterville, while its largest settlement is East Wenatchee. The county was created out of Lincoln County on November 28, 1883 and is named for American statesman Stephen A. Douglas. Douglas County is part of the Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.6%) is water. Geographic features *Columbia River Major highways * U.S. Route 2 * U.S. Route 97 Adjacent counties * Okanogan County – north *Grant County – south * Kittitas County – southwest * Chelan County – west Demographics 2010 census As of the 2010 census, there were 38,431 people, 13,894 households, and 10,240 families living in the county. The population density was . There were 16,004 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okanogan County, Washington
Okanogan County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington along the Canada–U.S. border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,104. The county seat is Okanogan, while the most populous city is Omak. It is the largest county by area in the state. About a fifth of the county's residents live in the Greater Omak Area. The county forms a portion of the Okanogan Country. The first county seat was Ruby, which has now been a ghost town for more than 100 years. Okanogan County was formed out of Stevens County in February 1888. The name derives from the Okanagan language place name ''ukʷnaqín''. The name Okanogan (Okanagan) also refers to a part of southern British Columbia. History Before Europeans arrived, the Okanogan County region was home to numerous indigenous peoples that would eventually become part of three Indian reservations referred to as the Northern Okanogans or Sinkaietk, Tokoratums, Kartars and Konkonelps. They spoke in seven types of Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Washington Labor Day Fires
The 2020 Washington Labor Day fires were part of the 2020 wildfires in the U.S. state of Washington. The Labor Day fires began on September 7, 2020, driven by high winds. Some of the fires were sparked by downed power lines. More than burned across the state of Washington, a one-day total greater than any of the last 12 entire fire seasons, according to the governor's office, and larger than the state's largest single fire, the Carlton Complex Fire of 2014. Beginning and growth On September 7, a "historic fire event" with high winds resulted in 80 fires and nearly burned. Malden and Pine City, in the Palouse Country of Eastern Washington, were mostly destroyed by one of the fires. The largest fire, Cold Springs Canyon Fire in Okanogan and Douglas Counties, was 10,000 acres on the evening of September 7 and had burned 175,000 acres by the morning of September 8. Owing to the Cold Springs Canyon Fire, the town of Mansfield was under "evacuate now" orders but all roads were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gray Fire
The Gray Fire was a wildfire in Spokane County, Washington, United States. It began near Medical Lake at about 12:27 pm on August 18, 2023. , the fire had burned and was 100% contained. In addition to burning 259 structures, the death of one person was determined to be connected to the fire. History August The Gray Fire began near Medical Lake at about 12:27 pm on August 18, 2023. The following day it grew to . That same day the fire reached 10% containment. On August 20, the burned area reached , while containment remained at 10%. On August 22, containment increased to 48% (mainly due in part to the rain that day which allowed authorities to evaluate damage to structures), while the burned area slightly increased to . Later the same day all evacuations in Medical Lake were lowered to Level 2 with only one area in the unincorporated area of Four Lakes still under a Level 3 evacuation. On August 24, containment further increased to 58%. Interstate 90 was re-o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
