List of Washington wildfires

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An airtanker dropping fire retardant over the 2015 Chelan Butte fire (part of the Chelan Complex) Airtanker battling Chelan Butte wildfire (20480259179).jpg
An airtanker dropping fire retardant over the 2015 Chelan Butte fire (part of the Chelan Complex)
Sleepy Hollow Fire (2015) in Monitor close to where it was ignited, heading over the ridge and into the city of Wenatchee Sleepy Hollow Fire 2015.jpg
Sleepy Hollow Fire (2015) in Monitor close to where it was ignited, heading over the ridge and into the city of Wenatchee

This is an incomplete list of major wildfires in Washington state history.

Contents

Major Washington wildfires chronologically

This list only includes "major fires" that destroyed over 5,000 acres (20 km2), 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. [1]

YearFire NameComplex NameCountySize
(acres)		Structures
Lost		DeathsInjuriesNotes
2023 Oregon Fire [2] Spokane/Pend Oreille 10,817 [2] 384 [3] 1 [3]
Gray Fire [4] Spokane 10,085 [4] [3] 259 [3] 1 [3]
2020Cold Springs Canyon/Pearl Hill Fires Labor Day fires and Inchelium Complex Okanogan/Douglas Over 410,000 [5] 1 [6]
Whitney Fire Lincoln 127,430
2019 243 Command Fire [7] Grant 20,380 acres (82.5 km2)000Started June 3, 2019, fully contained by June 10
Cold Creek Fire [8] Benton42,000 acres (170 km2)
Pipeline Fire Kittitas6,515 acres (26.37 km2)
Powerline Fire [9] Grant7,800 acres (32 km2)
Williams Flats Fire Okanogan44,446 acres (179.87 km2)Largest wildfire of the 2019 season
2016Hart FireLincoln18,220390
Range 12 Fire [10] Yakima 177,210
2015Black Canyon Fire [11] Chelan ComplexChelan6,761
Blue Creek Fire [12] Walla Walla6,004
Carpenter Road Fire [13] Stevens 63,97236 [14]
Chelan Complex [15] [n 1] Chelan ComplexChelan88,98544 [14]
Cougar Creek Fire [16] Yakima53,52300
Douglas County Complex [n 2] Douglas County ComplexDouglas22,337 [17] 000
First Creek Fire [15] Chelan7,490 [14] 19 [14]
Goodell Fire [18] Upper Skagit Complex Skagit 7,11100
Graves Mountain fire [19] Colville & Kettle Ferry8,557Started August 14.
Largest and main fire of the Colville Complex Fires
After containment of smaller fires, oversight was transferred to the Kettle Complex on Aug 31, 2015 [20]
Grizzly Bear Complex [21] [n 3] Grizzly Bear ComplexColumbia / Wallowa, Oregon 80,72533 [14]
Highway 8 Fire [22] Klickitat33,100
Lime Belt Fire [23] Okanogan ComplexOkanogan133,450
Newby Lake Fire [24] Okanogan5,065 [n 4]
North Star Fire [25] Ferry / Okanogan218,138
Okanogan Complex [n 5] [23] Okanogan Complex Okanogan304,782 [26] 195 [14] 3
Paradise Fire [27] [n 6] Jefferson 2,79600
Renner Fire [19] Kettle ComplexFerry13,775000
Saddle Lakes Fire [28] Grant14,357000
Sleepy Hollow Fire [29] Chelan2,9503304
Stickpin Fire [19] Kettle ComplexFerry53,828000
Tower Fire [30] Kaniksu ComplexPend Oreille24,194
Tunk Block Fire [31] Okanogan ComplexOkanogan165,918
Twisp River Fire [23] Okanogan ComplexOkanogan11,2223
Wolverine Fire [32] Chelan65,5124 [14]
2014 Carlton Complex fire [n 7] Carlton ComplexOkanogan256,108 [26] 3001
Chiwaukum Creek Fire [33] Chiwaukum ComplexChelan13,89500
Duncan FireChelan12,69500
Devil's Elbow Complex [n 8] Devil's Elbow ComplexFerry26,34900
Mills Canyon FireChelan22,57100
Snag Canyon FireKittitas12,66700
Upper Falls FireOkanogan8,11800
2013Colockum Tarps Fire [34] [35] Chelan / Kittitas 80,184503
Desmarais Fire [36] Yakima10,130001
Mile Marker 28 Fire [37] Klickitat26,092006
Wood Gulch Fire [38] Klickitat5,400000
2012Antoine 2 Fire [39] Chelan / Okanogan6,837000
Apache Pass Fire [40] Lincoln 23,324400
Barker Canyon Complex [39] Barker Canyon Complex Douglas 81,1551200
Buffalo Lake Road Fire [39] [41] Okanogan11,299105
Byrd FireWenatchee Complex [42] Chelan14,11900
Canyon FireWenatchee Complex [42] Chelan7,55700
Cascade Creek Fire [43] Skamania / Yakima20,296002
Crane Road Fire [44] Douglas12,500700
Goat FireOkanogan7,378000
Milepost 10 [45] Douglas5,445000
Peavine Canyon FireWenatchee Complex [42] Chelan / Kittitas19,46700
Poison Canyon FireWenatchee Complex [42] Chelan5,91000
St Marys Mission Road Fire [39] Okanogan17,0311004
Table Mountain Fire [39] Kittitas42,312502
Taylor Bridge Fire [39] Kittitas23,50027202
2011Monastery Fire [46] Klickitat3,626113010
Wishram II Fire [47] Klickitat11,008000
2010Baird Springs Fire [48] Grant7,693000
Cowiche Mill Fire [49] Yakima5,834703
Eureka Fire [50] Walla Walla21,620200
Hubbard Fire [51] Columbia11,500000
Swakane Fire [52] Chelan19,291000
2009Dry Creek Complex [39] Dry Creek ComplexBenton / Yakima48,902203
Oden Road Fire [39] Okanogan9,6071403
2008Badger Mountain Fire [39] Chelan / Douglas15,023005
Cold Springs Fire Klickitat7,729000
Columbia River Road Fire [39] Okanogan22,115001
Smith Lake Fire [53] Douglas12,513000
Spokane Valley Fire [54] Spokane1,0082101
Swanson Lake Fire [39] Lincoln19,0901801
2007Domke Lake Fire [39] Okanogan / Wenatchee11,900102
Easy Street Fire [39] Chelan5,209101
Les Blair Fire [55] Benton6,000000
Manila Creek Fire [56] Ferry26,805203
Overlook Fire [57] Franklin / Grant 27,071
Six Prong Fire [58] Horse Heaven ComplexKlickitat20,898000
South Omak Lake Fire [59] Okanogan10,500000
Tunk Grade Fire [39] Okanogan15,5401900
Wautoma Fire [60] Benton69,000000
Wood Gulch Fire [58] Horse Heaven ComplexKlickitat7,677000
2006Columbia Complex [61] Columbia Complex Columbia / Garfield 109,40228011
Flick Creek Fire [62] Chelan7,889004
Highlands Fire [63] Douglas5,506000
Rocky Ford Fire [64] Grant5,000000
Tatoosh Fire [65] [66] Tatoosh ComplexOkanogan / British Columbia 47,787 [n 9] 000
Tinpan Fire [68] Chelan9,252006
Tripod Complex Fire [69] Tripod Complex [n 10] Okanogan175,184207
2005McClane Fire [70] Franklin6,000200
School Fire Columbia / Garfield51,89221501
Walker Canyon Fire [71] Walla Walla 25,000000
Wall Lake Fire [72] Lincoln5,400301
West Omak Lake Fire [73] Okanogan11,325000
2004Deep Harbor Fire [74] Pot Peak/Sisi Ridge ComplexChelan28,50030
Pot Peak Fire [74] Pot Peak/Sisi Ridge ComplexChelan17,190006
2003Fawn Peak Complex [75] Fawn Peak ComplexOkanogan81,343004
Hatten Road Fire [76] Lincoln5,460000
Juniper Dunes Fire [77] Franklin5,200000
Needles Fire [78] Okanogan21,300105
Rattlesnake Canyon Fire [79] Ferry10,5601102
Togo Fire [80] Ferry5,800000
2002Deer Point FireChelan / Okanogan43,375500
Pumphouse Fire [81] Yakima10,412000
Quartz Mountain Complex [82] Quartz Mountain ComplexOkanogan12,144000
2001Gamble Mills Fire [83] Brewster & Virginia Lake ComplexOkanogan5,55000
Mount Leona Fire [84] Mount Leona Complex fires Ferry6,144 [85] One subfire in the complex, the Sleepy Fire/Sleepy 91 Fire
Rex Creek Fire Rex Creek Complex fires Chelan / Okanogan50,000
St. Mary’s Mission Fire [83] Virginia Lake ComplexOkanogan32,98000
Thirtymile Fire [74] Okanogan9,3240414
Virginia Lake Fire [83] Virginia Lake ComplexOkanogan36,680901(+)
200024 Command Fire [39] Benton 192,0003600
Alderdale Fire [1] [73] Klickitat6,18000
Buffalo Lake Fire [73] Okanogan9,30000
Cayuse Fire [73] Okanogan5,46000
Goodnoe Hills Fire [1] [73] Klickitat6,51010
Mule Dry Fire [39] Benton / Klickitat / Yakima 76,800100
Rocky Hull Fire [73] Okanogan9,404370
1998Cleveland Fire [73] Klickitat18,500110
Rattle Snake Ridge Fire [1] Yakima18,000
1997Olympia Command Fire [1] Benton5,500
Pow Wah Kee Fire [1] Asotin 8,000
1996Baird Springs Fire [1] Grant14,000
Cold Creek Fire [39] Benton / Yakima57,000
1994 Copper Butte Fire [84] Ferry10,473
Rat Creek / Hatchery Creek FireChelan43,000
Tyee Creek Fire [86] [87] Chelan135,00037
1992Castlerock Fire [1] Wenatchee3,500 [88] 24
Skookum Fire [39] Klickitat51,000
1988Dinkelman Fire [39] Chelan50,000
White Mountain Fire [84] Ferry21,717
1987Hangman Hills Fire [39] Spokane1,500242
1985Barker Mountain Fire [39] Okanogan60,000
1979Salmon Creek Fire [1] Okanogan7,000
1970 Lightning Bust [39] Chelan / Okanogan188,000
1951Great Forks Fire [89] Clallam 38,0000
1929 Dole Valley [39] Clark / Skamania227,500
1929Toats Coulee Fire [39] Okanogan80,000
1919Sunset Fire [1] Clark / Skamania26,900
1910 Great Fire of 1910 [39] Pend Oreille / Spokane 150,000Unknown38UnknownThe western spot fires of one of the largest fires in United States history.
However, it burned mostly in Idaho and Montana
1902 Yacolt Burn [39] Yacolt Burn Clark / Skamania / Cowlitz 238,900Unknown65+UnknownA complex of several fires, the majority was as one fire between Carson and Yacolt

Minor Washington wildfires chronologically

List of minor fires, burning over 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) and under 5,000 acres (20 km2) with no loss of life or significant numbers of structures.

YearFire NameComplex NameCountySize
(acres)		Structures
Lost		DeathsInjuries
2014Lone Mountain FireChelan2,77000
2003Ahtanum Ridge Fire [90] Yakima2,678001
2012Cashmere FireWenatchee Complex [42] Chelan2,65100
2003Maple Fire [91] Chelan2,500002
2003Shooting Range Fire [92] Benton2,500000
2002Deer Mountain FireChelan2,281000
2003Black Canyon Fire [93] Stevens2,280103
2015Twenty-One Mile Grade fireFerry2,25000
2003McGinnis Flats Fire [94] Ferry2,245211
2010Highway 8 Fire [39] Klickitat2,01900
2012Highway 141 Fire [73] Klickitat1,64400
2011Salmon Fire [39] Okanogan1,631000
2003Crystal Creek Fire [95] Chelan1,584005
2003Ayers Gulch Fire [96] Asotin 1,334000
2003Paddle Fire [97] Stevens1,324000
2001Goose Lake Fire [83] Virginia Lake ComplexOkanogan1,28300
2004Williams Butte Complex [98] Williams Butte ComplexChelan / Okanogan1,25700
1997Red Lake Fire [73] Stevens1,15150
2005Dirty Face Fire [73] Chelan1,15000
2015231 FireStevens1,13800
2003Square Lake Fire [99] Chelan1,097000
2003Watt Road Fire [100] Spokane1,064700
2014Hansel FireChelan1,01600
1999Mallot Fire [73] Okanogan2,80800
2003Noca Complex [101] Noca ComplexSkagit / Whatcom 3,382000
2001Bailey Mountain Fire [83] Virginia Lake ComplexOkanogan3,16400
1996Bowie Road Fire [73] Spokane3,02080
2005Weather Station Fire [102] Grant4,918000
2014 August 2Little Bridge FireOkanogan4,89600
2001North Coppei Fire [73] Columbia4,81000
2001Union Valley Fire [73] Chelan4,70000
2003Isabel Fire [103] Okanogan4,535000
2005Second Hud Fire [73] Okanogan4,27200
2009Discovery Fire [39] Okanogan4,120000
2004Mud Lake Fire [73] Yakima4,00000
2001Libby Fire [73] Okanogan3,83000
2009Rainbow Bridge Fire [39] Chelan3,710000

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 during that time. [104] According to a North American Seasonal Fire Assessment and Outlook report issued in June, 2019, the summer months represent peak fire season. [105]

Total
Fires		Total Area BurnedStructures
Lost		FatalitiesInjuriesTotal
Cost		NotesSource
AcresHectares
2002 1,28592,74237,531 [106]
2003 1,373200,51781,146 [107]
2004 1,67492,61737,481 [108]
2005 998185,74875,170 [109]
2006 1,579410,060165,950 [110]
2007 1,268214,92586,977 [111]
2008 1,303147,26459,596 [112]
2009 1,97677,25031,260 [113]
2010 87056,82022,990 [114]
2011 99317,4807,070 [115]
2012 1,342259,526105,026 [116]
2013 1,527152,60361,756 [117]
2014 1,480386,972156,6023001 [118]
2015 2,0131,137,664460,39634$253 million [119] [120]
2016 1,272293,717118,863 [121]
2017 1,346404,223163,583 [122]
2018 1,743438,833177,589 [123]
2019 1,394169,74268,692 [124]
2020 1,646842,370340,8951811 [125]
2021 1,863674,222272,848 [126]
2022 1,492173,65970,277 [127]
2023 at least 1,884165,36566,921ongoing season, preliminary data as of October [128]
Sources: National Interagency Fire Center [129]

Notes

  1. ↑ The Chelan Complex includes the Reach fire, Black Canyon fire, McFarland Creek fire, Cagle fire and Antoine fire
  2. ↑ Complex of two fires.
  3. ↑ The Grizzly Bear Complex started with eighteen lightning-caused fires that ignited on August 13. All but the Bear Ridge Fire in the North have burned together. The number of acres burned in Washington or Oregon has not yet been provided separately.
  4. ↑ Excludes acreage in British Columbia.
  5. ↑ Included the Lime Belt, Tunk Block, Twisp River and Nine Mile Fires. The Lime Belt Fire originated as three separate fires that burned together. On August 31, the Tunk Block fire was separated from this complex, as it was about to merge with the North Star Fire, leaving the complex with an area of 133,118 acres.
  6. ↑ A rare rainforest fire in the Olympic National Park that burned from May 15 into September
  7. ↑ The Carlton Complex fire began as four separate lightning-caused fires (the Cougar Flat, French Creek, Gold Hike, and Stokes fires) which merged and continued as one fire
  8. ↑ Complex of four fires.
  9. ↑ The Tatoosh Complex burned 51,671 acres in total, of which 37,506 acres were within Washington State. [67]
  10. ↑ The Tripod Fire (45,053 acres) and Spur Peak Fire (62,173 acres) burned together on August 19, 2006, and continued to grow as one fire until October 3.

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