The U.S. Forest Service has created a narrative timeline and interactive map depicting 2015’s Pacific Northwest fire season.
This fire season was the most severe in the modern history of the Pacific Northwest
From the Forest Service release:
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:14px;">"The Forest Service commissioned this narrative summary to capture the full story, not only for historical purposes, but also to help the agency and the public continue to learn from past experiences and prepare for future fire seasons."</span></span>
During this time period, Oregon and Washington experienced over 3,800 wildfires.
FIND THE MAP BELOW:
Collectively, the fires burned over 1,600,000 acres of land.
Three firefighters were killed battling flames in the summer of 2015: Richard Wheeler, Andrew Zajac & Tom Zbyszewski.
Andrew Zajac, Richard Wheeler, and Tom Zbyszewski, are the heroes who gave their lives fighting #WaWILDFIRE. pic.twitter.com/ZDrfFyfZCE
— KIRO 7 (@KIRO7Seattle) August 21, 2015
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