### [2015-08-24](/feed/2015/08/24/index.md)

##### 2015 Washington state wildfires
# The Okanogan Complex fire grows to 256,500 acre, surpassing the previous year's Carlton Complex fire as the largest in Washington state history. 




### Sources:

1. [KOMO-TV](http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Im-alive-Washingtonians-survey-damage-from-wildfires-322679501.html)
2. [NBC](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/western-wildfires/okanogan-complex-washington-wildfire-now-largest-state-history-n414916)

### Related:

1. [President Barack Obama declares a state of emergency across northeastern and central Washington as the amount of burned land in the state reaches nearly a half-million acres. ](/feed/2015/08/21/president-barack-obama-declares-a-state-of-emergency-across-northeastern-and-central-washington-as-the-amount-of-burned.md) _Context: 2015 Washington state wildfires_