2021 Washington wildfires

The 2021 Washington wildfire season officially began in March 2021. By late April, all of Eastern Washington had been classified by the United States Drought Monitor as "abnormally dry" with moderate to severe drought conditions. The state had more than 630 wildfires by the first week of July, on par with the state's record 2015 wildfire season.

2021 Washington wildfires
Date(s)March 2021–October 2021
Statewide state of emergency: July 6, 2021
Statistics
Total firesOver 836 (as of late July)
Total areaOver 484,045 acres (195,886 ha) (as of August 15)
Impacts
Structures destroyed
  • 9 homes
Season
 2020
2022 

Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported the end of the fire season by October 12, and the DNR and the Northwest Interargency Fire Center reported zero fires in the state on October 14.

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