#WashingtonState #wildfires threaten animals, homes, #crops

Story by Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, July 27, 2023

"A wildfire that started in #Klickitat County, Washington, on Friday afternoon destroyed more than 30,000 acres in less than a day and continues to grow as it feeds on brush, grass and forest vegetation.

"Fire crews are working to extinguish the #NewellRoadWildfire near #Bickleton, which has resulted in the evacuation of residents in the rural area, and is threatening #farms, #livestock, #homes and #wind and #SolarFarms, reported KOMO News.

"'It's very difficult terrain to fight fire,' said Allen Lebovitz, a spokesperson for the state's Department of Natural Resources, as Reuters reported. 'We are under a red flag warning. That's a #firefighter's worst nightmare because the #humidity is dropping precipitously. The winds are picking up. And so the fire carries extremely fast.'

"The wildfire is burning just to the north of where the #Oregon-Washington border is represented by the #ColumbiaRiver. It has destroyed several structures and is threatening a #NaturalGas #pipeline.

"Lebovitz said the fire was heading in the direction of the #Yakama Indian Reservation."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/washington-state-wildfires-threaten-animals-homes-crops/ar-AA1er4ah?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=981bee14b02942c4bb3675d430fab3a1&ei=9

#USA #Wildfires 2023

"A fast-growing #wildfire forced residents to evacuate a rural stretch of southern #Washington state's #Klickitat County on Saturday after it burned more than 30,000 acres in less than 24 hours.

The Newell Road Wildfire has already destroyed several structures in the area and is threatening homes, farms, crops and livestock, solar and wind farms and a natural gas #pipeline."

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/washington-state-wildfire-threatens-homes-farms-gas-pipeline-2023-07-22/

Interactive #GIS map for #NewellRoadFire 17+ miles east of Goldendale WA. #Klickitat County

Dark red is MODIS/VIIRS *heat* detections. Locations are approximate, not real time, sometimes false positive.

Map has *lots* of fire related GIS layers you can turn on. Need help? Click “Map tips” upper left corner.

#WAfire #WAwx #wildfire #Geospatial #Maps #Mapping #Leaflet #ArcGIS #WebMap #PNW

Open #GISsurfer map: https://bit.ly/3YiXSq5

#NewellRoadFire 17+ miles east of Goldendale WA. #Klickitat County

Yellow squares are heat detection by GOES West satellite. Heat locations are only *approximate*. Most likely not all the yellow area is burning. Heat detections are sometimes just smoke+embers. #WAfire #WAwx #wildfire

Open #GISsurfer map: https://bit.ly/44yGOyv