2020 Washington wildfires

2020 Washington wildfires
Date(s)March 2020–October 2020
Statistics
Total area842,370 acres (340,900 ha)
Impacts
Deaths1
Structures destroyed377, including 181 homes[1]
Season
← 2019
2021 →
Drought intensity in the Pacific Northwest as of September 1, 2020
2020 Western U.S. wildfires
Multiple wildfires burning near the Pacific coast of the U.S. on September 9, 2020
Affected states
Background
Largest wildfire by state
  • Arizona - Bush (193,455 acres)
  • California - August Complex (1,032,648 acres)
  • Colorado - Cameron Peak (208,913 acres)
  • Nevada - Meadow Valley (59,265 acres)
  • New Mexico - Cub (25,950 acres)
  • Oregon - Santiam (402,274 acres)
  • Utah - East Fork (89,765 acres)
  • Washington - Pearl Hill (223,730 acres)

The 2020 Washington wildfire season officially began in March 2020. The season was a part of the 2020 Western United States wildfires. By September, wildfires had burned over 713,000 acres, 181 homes had been lost, and one death occurred as a result.[2][1] The 2020 fire season saw more individual fires than in any other recorded year.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Joseph O'Sullivan (September 11, 2020). "Washington state's wildfires have now destroyed more than 626,000 acres, 181 homes". The Seattle Times.
  2. ^ "How 2020 compares to historic washington wildfire seasons". Spokane: KREM. September 25, 2020.