Wildfires burning in Washington are affecting the air quality, which has been moderate to unhealthy in many areas.
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources reported on Monday that there were six large wildfires while 12 have been reported since Sunday.
KIRO 7′s Gary Horcher pulled up the Department of Ecology’s smoke forecast page, and it showed mostly yellow, or moderate smoke, in our region. That trend is expected to grow and continue into Wednesday and Thursday while some east of the mountains could experience hazardous conditions.
On Sunday, the Nakia Creek Fire near Larch Mountain in Clark County started and has grown to nearly 250 acres. It has been putting off a lot of smoke and is 0% contained.
Fire is 250 acres and evacuations are in place for #NakiaCreekFire. Please follow #ClarkCounty for information https://t.co/7O4Uafylaj
— Washington State DNR Wildfire (@waDNR_fire) October 11, 2022
The Bolt Creek Fire, which has been burning since Sept. 10 and has grown to nearly 20 square miles, is 36% contained.
There is still a risk of burned and undermined trees tumbling onto U.S. Highway 2 due to that fire.
The highway was closed Monday afternoon so crews could remove a tree that had fallen across the road, but it was reopened before 7 p.m.
For more information on the air quality in your area, visit the Washington Smoke Information Blog, Washington Air Monitoring Network or Puget Sound Clean Air Agency.
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