Pacific Northwest Wildfires
Wildfires have flared across the Pacific Northwest when a heat wave gripped the region.
Firefighter crews mobilized 13 times to support wildfire efforts during the month of late July. The first large fire of the season was the Boulder Fire, which started on July 8, in Northwest Oregon, burning 523 acres.
Western Oregon experienced the majority of fires.
A total of 1,884 wildfires were reported in Washington state, the second highest in history. A total of 165,365 acres were burned during the summer fire season of 2023. Over 400 homes were damaged, and human-caused fires accounted for a majority of the blazes in both states.
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Contributions by: Josh Reiter
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