Washington battles 14 wildfires, over 122,000 acres burned

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.

In northern Washington’s Cascades, the Perry fire near Sedro-Woolley has grown to 1,477 acres. Firefighters are ferried daily by boat into the Little Beaver drainage to protect park infrastructure, while helicopters continue water drops. Steep, cliffy terrain has limited hand-crew work, though smoke inversions have moderated fire behavior.

In central and southern Washington’s Cascades, the Pomas fire is holding at 3,533 acres with minimal cre