How many wildfires are active in Washington? Air quality worst in US. See size, containment

The Bear Gulch Fire in the Olympic National Forest has scorched nearly 20,000 acres and remains just 5 percent contained.

Tens of Thousands Told To Stay Indoors in Washington State

"Particulate matter (PM2.5) levels are expected to be unhealthy in many areas. When air quality is unhealthy, everyone should ...
KXLY

Wildfires in central Washington causing smoky skies and poor air quality across the region

Wildfires burning in central Washington are producing smoke causing poor air quality across the state and dangerous health conditions on Thursday.

Pinpoint Alert: Smoke from Central Washington fires triggers Air Quality Alert

An Air Quality Alert is in effect for King and Snohomish Counties until Wednesday at noon, with pockets of unhealthy air at ...

Where the smoke in Spokane is coming from

Wildfires in the Cascades are directly responsible for the smoke and air quality drops in Spokane, which were first noted ...
Yahoo

What is the smoke forecast for Washington? Wildfires burn across state, release pollutants

Smoke from the Bear Gulch Fire in the Olympic National Forest near Lake Cushman has been drifting across a large swath of Western Washington and intermittently worsening the air quality throughout the ...
Peninsula Daily News on MSN

Bear Gulch Fire brings smoke to the Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — Air quality reached unhealthy levels on the North Olympic Peninsula as smoke and ash from the Bear Gulch fire ...
KXLY

Evacuations in place for two large wildfires burning in Chelan County; producing heavy smoke

Evacuations are in place for two large fires burning in Chelan County on Thursday evening, according to Chelan County Emergency Management.
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Where are the fires in WA? Here's a map of the wildfires burning across the state

Three new wildfires ignited on Labor Day. One of them, the Lower Sugarloaf Fire, is forcing residents to evacuate in Chelan County. While some fires have made significant containment progress, others ...
MyNorthwest.com

Warmer temperatures return, be prepared for wildfire smoke

Earlier this week, smoke from the Bear Gulch fire, near Lake Cushman, descended on the greater Seattle area. It’s a reminder that smoke from wildfires can impact the air we breathe. Common signs that ...
Colorado Public Radio

Smoke from fires in the Pacific Northwest is driving low air quality along Colorado’s Front Range

Hazy skies across metro Denver and further north in Fort Collins and Steamboat are a result of dozens of active wildfires burning in the Pacific Northwest across Washington and Oregon as well as in ...
The Columbian

‘Smoke taint’ a growing issue as Washington wine grapes face wildfires

The Washington State Wine Commission hosted a talk Wednesday highlighting research into how wineries around the state can fight the impacts of wildfire smoke on wine grapes. The issue of “smoke taint” ...