Carlton Complex Fire - Wikipedia
WEBThe Carlton Complex Fire was a massive wildfire in north central Washington which burned 256,108 acres (1,036.4 km 2) during the 2014 Washington wildfire season. It began on July 14, 2014, as four separate lightning-caused fires in …
Carlton Complex Fire - HistoryLink.org
WEBDec 10, 2014 · The 2014 Carlton Complex fire, the largest single wildfire in Washington history, burned 256,108 acres, destroyed 353 homes, and caused an estimated $98 million in damage. The fire caused no direct fatalities or serious injuries, although one homeowner died of a heart attack while protecting his home.
Carlton Complex fire largest in Washington state history
WEBJul 22, 2014 · The Carlton Complex fire in north-central Washington is now the largest fire in state history, having burned 370 square miles, an area four times the size of Seattle, USA Today reports. It...
2014 Washington wildfires - Wikipedia
WEBThe Carlton Complex, covering 256,108 acres (400.2 sq mi; 1,036 km 2), began as four separate lightning-caused fires on July 14 in the Methow River valley of Okanogan County: the Cougar Flat, French Creek, Gold Hike, and Stokes fires.
WEBThe 2014 Carlton Wildfire Complex is composed of four wildfires that eventually merged together. These fires were ignited from a lightning storm that swept through the Methow Valley on July 14, 2014. The Cougar Flat Fire, French Creek Fire, Gold Hikes Fire and the Stokes Fire grew into one large
The Carlton Complex wildfire destroys 111 homes in and …
WEBDec 8, 2014 · On July 17, 2014, the Carlton Complex wildfire destroys 111 homes in and around the town of Pateros, located on the Columbia River in Okanogan County. Earlier that day, hot winds propel the fire toward Pateros and put the town's 667 residents in danger. The sheriff begins evacuating the entire town, in …
New map shows how record Washington wildfire grew - USA TODAY
WEBJul 28, 2014 · The map shows how those four burns merged to become the Carlton Complex on July 20, running over major roads and across canyons. The map shows how the fire began in four distinct places –...
Thinning, prescribed burns protected forests during the massive Carlton …
WEBFeb 27, 2020 · A map of the 2014 Carlton Complex wildfire, color-coded by how severely vegetation and soils were burned. The two study areas are outlined in purple, and lighter shading denotes areas that were previously thinned or burned.
Carlton Complex Burn Scar - NASA Earth Observatory
WEBAug 11, 2014 · Lightning storms ignited four separate fires in the Methow Valley, and those four blazes converged within a week to form the Carlton Complex. Driven by strong winds, the fire moved rapidly through drought-stressed forests, brushlands, and grasslands in north-central Washington.
The Carlton Complex Fire: A Harvest of Ashes - Seattle Met
WEBDec 1, 2014 · Over the course of nine days, the blaze, christened the Carlton Complex fire—the largest fire in Washington state history—will devour a quarter million acres and some 300 homes in the town of Pateros and surrounding communities.