More than 122,000 acres have burned statewide in 2025; Bear Gulch Fire in Olympics now exceeds 10,000 acres.
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. — Fourteen large wildfires are burning across Washington state, consuming more than 122,000 acres this year as firefighters battle rugged terrain, shifting weather, and evacuation alerts.
State officials report 1,602 total fires in 2025, with 122,301 acres scorched as of Saturday, according to the Department of Natural Resources.
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In northern Washington’s Cascades, the Perry fire near Sedro-Woolley has grown to 1,477 acres. Firefighters are ferried daily by boat
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