Washington forest fires in 2012

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NASA satellite image of the Washington fires on September 19, 2012

The forest fires in Washington 2012 were a series of 1,342 forest fires that covered a total of 1,050 km² in the state of Washington in the course of 2012 . The fires primarily raged in the Okanogan National Forest and Wenatchee National Forest in September and October 2012. A severe thunderstorm on September 8th caused hundreds of fires on the eastern flank of the Cascade Range . The smoke caused disastrous air quality in the cities of Ellensburg and Wenatchee , and was still noticeable in Seattle . The cost of fighting the four largest fires is estimated at US $ 67.5 million.

Taylor Bridge Fire

The first major fire of the 2012 forest fire season began on August 13 east of Cle Elum between Interstate 90 and US Route 97 in Kittitas County . The fire was under control on August 28th after 95.1 km² burned down and 61 homes destroyed. The cause is still being investigated, but construction work is suspected to be the trigger.

Fire caused by lightning on September 8th

  • Okanogan Complex - 24.97 km². Three fires in the lower Methow River Valley , either side of Washington State Route 153 in Okanogan County .
  • Wenatchee Complex - 227.8 km². The largest fires were south of US Route 2 near the city of Wenatchee, mainly in Chelan County . Other fires at this complex occurred in the upper Entiat River and Wenatchee River basins .
    • Byrd Fire - 57.14 km²
    • Canyon Fire - 30.58 km². Less than a mile west of Wenatchee in canyons # 1 and # 2.
    • Cashmere Fire - 10.73 km². South of Icicle Creek into the Alpine Lakes Wilderness .
    • Peavine Canyon Fire - 78.78 km². The Peavine Canyon Fire grew together with the Table Mountain Fire in the south.
    • Poison Canyon Fire - 23.92 km²
  • Table Mountain Fire - 171.2 km². East of US Route 97 near Blewett Pass in Kittitas County, the Table Mountain Fire threatened homes and historic properties near Liberty . The fire merged with the Peavine Canyon Fire in the north.
  • Yakima Complex - 9.3 km². About 75 minor fires in Kittitas and Yakima counties . The Wild Rose Fire was the largest, raging north of US Route 12 and east of Rimrock Lake .
  • Cascade Creek Fire - 81.09 km². On the south and west slopes of Mount Adams in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest , including part of the Mount Adams Wilderness in Skamania and Yakima Counties .

More fires

  • Goat Fire - 29.86 km². The man-made fire began on September 16 and raged south of Washington State Route 153 and west of US Route 97 in Okanogan County.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2012 year-end fire statistics . Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ Nicholas K. Geranios: Heat, winds, low moisture make Wash. fires grow . In: Seattle Times , September 22, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012. 
  3. ^ A b Dan Catchpole: Big Central Washington fires push up firefighting tab . In: Seattle Times , November 18, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2012. 
  4. ^ Okanogan Complex . InciWeb: Incident Information System. October 1, 2012. Archived from the original on September 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ Wenatchee Complex . InciWeb: Incident Information System. October 8, 2012. Archived from the original on September 17, 2012.
  6. ^ Table Mountain Fire . InciWeb: Incident Information System. October 7, 2012. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012.
  7. ↑ Yakima Complex . InciWeb: Incident Information System. September 24, 2012. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012.
  8. ^ Cascade Creek Fire . InciWeb: Incident Information System. October 7, 2012.
  9. ↑ Goat Fire . InciWeb: Incident Information System. September 28, 2012. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012.

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