Some Wildfires in CA,ID, OR, and WA

Over the weekend, a couple of my friends have commented to me about various wildfires burning out west. This gave me the idea for today's post. I can not do justice here to all the wildfires currently burning,so I'm not even going to try. But I am going to write about some wildfires burning in CA, OR, ID, and WA. As time goes on, I'll try to report on wildfires in other regions and internationally.

California

Ponderosa Fire (CA) - update. As of Aug. 27, 2 PM EDT, the Ponderosa Fire has burned 27,676 acres and is at 85% containment. Fifty-two residences and 9- outbuildings have been destroyed. Evacuation orders for property owners within the fire's perimeter have been lifted. The latest update from CAL FIRE may be found here. I posted on this fire and the aerial assault on this fire on August 20, Aug. 22, and Aug. 24.

CAL FIRE's fire information page, with a listing of current wildfires, may be found here. Inciweb lists some California wildfires, including those burning on national lands here.

Oregon
I would be remiss not to include Oregon. Earlier this month, on August 5 to be exact lightning ignited what is now known as the Holloway Fire that has burned 461,047 acres in Oregon and Nevada. According to the latest Inciweb report for the Holloway Fire dated on or about Aug. 22, the fire is at 97% containment. 245,505 have burned in Oregon and 215,542 acres have burned in Nevada. Inciweb has a link to a map of the Holloway Fire showing its progression and showing areas burned in Oregon and Nevada.

There are two other wildfires in Oregon that have burned in excess of 50,000 acres: Cache Creek (56,000 acres; 40% containment  and the Barry Point Fire (93,071 acres; 97% containment.

The inciweb page for Oregon may be found here. The Oregon Dept of Forestry has  a Wildfire Blog where they post daily updates during wildfire season as well as other news.

Washington
Inciweb has three wildfires of at list 5,000 acres in Washington listed as active on Aug. 27. These are the Taylor Bridge Fire (23,500 acres; 91% containment; Buffalo Lake Road Fire (11,299 acres; 100% contained) and the Antoine 2 Fire (6,837 acres; 90% containment.

The main page for the Washington Dept. of Natural Resources fire information page may be found here including a link to the WA DNF aviation and helitack program webpage.

The Northwest Geographic Area Coordination Center covers both Washington and Oregon.

Idaho
Trinity Ridge Fire (ID). The Trinity Ridge is one of a few large wildfires currently burning in Idaho. I first reported on the Trinity Ridge Fire, still burning in the Boise National Forest in Idaho on Aug.13. As I write this, the fire has burned 128,200 acres and is at 5% containment.

There is a good short summary of these and other wildfires burning in Idaho on this Smokeshowin thread. You might also want to check out the listing of Idaho Wildfires from InciWeb. More information on wildfires in Idaho can be found at either the the  East Basin Geographic Coordination Center (southern Idaho or the Northern Rockies Geographic Area Coordination Centers.

The Fire Management webpage of the Idaho Dept. of Lands may be found here including a link to a daily fire report (an excel spreadsheet).

Stay safe out there everyone!