Kudos to Snohomish County Residents for an Almost Fire-Free Summer
/Considering how dry and hot it was during the summer months here in Snohomish County, we want to extend kudos to Snohomish County residents for exercising good firewise efforts to keep our county very close to fire-free.
The only fire in Snohomish County was located to the east of Darrington near the Suiattle River Road. The cause of that fire is still unknown.
Summer Stats from Everett (KPAE - Snohomish County / Paine Field Airport) --
June 21-30, 2017 - .00 inches of rain; Max Temp: 87 degrees F; Min Temp: 50 degrees F
Source: Weather Underground
July 1-31, 2017 - .00 inches of rain; Max Temp: 81 degrees F; Min Temp: 51 degrees F
Source: Weather Underground
August 1-30, 2017 - .00 inches of rain; Max Temp: 88 degrees F; Min Temp: 52 degrees F
Source: Weather Underground
September 1-21, 2017 - .74 inches of rain; Max Temp: 88 degrees F; Min Temp: 46 degrees F
Source: Weather Underground
News Articles about the Suiattle Fire:
- https://www.heraldnet.com/news/suiattle-wildfire-continues-to-burn-east-of-darrington/
- http://www.heraldnet.com/news/uncontained-wildfire-east-of-darrington-still-growing/
- https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/5447/37630/ - This article even contains sincere thanks to the people of Darrington for being such good hosts.
So, great job everyone! Let's continue to exercise good fire safety / firewise habits through the fall. Learn more about Firewise and the 5 steps you can take to help make your property Firewise here.
