The Evans Canyon Fire, ignited about eight miles north of Naches, Washington, during the afternoon of August 31, 2020. The wildfire expanded by 8,900 acres to almost 13,000 acres between September 1 and 2,[2] then grew to 30,000 acres on September 2.[3][4] Evacuations of over 400 homes began on September 1 and the entire Yakima River Canyon was closed to recreation, while the city of Selah was threatened.[3] By September 2,900 homes had been evacuated.[3] By the morning of September 3, it had grown to 52,000 acres, 900 homes were ordered evacuated, State Route 821 in the Yakima River Canyon was closed down, and air quality in Yakima County was deemed unhealthy due to smoke.[5] By September 6, it had burned almost 76,000 acres and was 40% contained.[6]
| Evans Canyon Fire | |
|---|---|
 Satellite image of smoke from the fire in central Washington State on September 3 | |
| Date(s) | August 31, 2020 – |
| Location | Naches, Yakima County and Kittitas County, Washington, United States |
| Coordinates | 46°51′14″N 120°47′56″W / 46.854°N 120.799°W |
| Statistics[1] | |
| Burned area | 69,920 acres (28,296 ha) (as of September 4, 2020) |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Under investigation |
| Map | |
  Location in Washington | |
References
edit- ^ "Evans Canyon Fire". Inciweb fire information system. U.S. Government interagency National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ Janelle RETKA (September 2, 2020). "Evans Canyon Fire grows to 12,900 acres; larger firefighting team arrives". Yakima Herald-Republic.
- ^ a b c "Evans Canyon Fire level 3 evacuations underway". Spokane: KHQ. September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ Evans Canyon Fire, inciweb, accessed September 2, 2020
- ^ "Air quality reaches unhealthy levels in Yakima Co; Thursday's fire forecast". Yakima: KIMA-TV. September 3, 2020.
- ^ "Evans Canyon Fire now at 40% containment". Richland, Washington: KNDU. Sep 6, 2020.
External links
edit- "Evans Canyon Fire incident information". Inciweb fire information system. U.S. Government interagency National Wildfire Coordinating Group. updated daily or more
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