These are incomplete lists of the major and minor

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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 The Colville National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in northeastern Washington state. It is bordered on the west by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest and the Kaniksu National Forest to the east. The forest also borders Litt ...

are included.Washington State Hazard Identification and Vulnerability Assessment
Table Eight (pp. 35-37), April 2001

2020s

2010s

2000s

1900–1999

Minor Washington wildfires chronologically

List of minor fires, burning over and under with no loss of life or significant numbers of structures.

Year-by-year statistics

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 The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manages over of forest, rangeland, range, agricultural, and commercial lands in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. The DNR also manages of aquatic areas which include sh ...

during that time. According to a North American Seasonal Fire Assessment and Outlook report issued in June, 2019, the summer months represent peak fire season.

Notes

References

External links

Okanogan National ForestPacific Northwest National Incident Management Team 2Historical Incident ICS-209 Reports
{{DEFAULTSORT:Washington wildfires * Firefighting in Washington (state) Forestry in the United States Lists of wildfires in the United States

Wildfires A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned and uncontrolled fire in an area of Combustibility and flammability, combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a ...