Carlton Complex Fire

Carlton Complex Fire
A NASA satellite image of smoke plumes, July 18, 2014
Date(s)	July 14, 2014 (2014-07-14) — August 24, 2014 (2014-08-24)
Location	Okanogan County, Washington
Coordinates	48°12′40″N 120°06′11″W / 48.211°N 120.103°W / 48.211; -120.103[1]
Statistics[2]
Burned area	256,108 acres (1,036 km2)
Impacts
Deaths	2
Non-fatal injuries	None
Structures destroyed	353 homes 149 other structures[3]
Damage	$60 million (2014 USD)[3]
Ignition
Cause	Lightning
Map

The Carlton Complex Fire was a massive wildfire in north central Washington which burned 256,108 acres (1,036.4 km²) during the 2014 Washington wildfire season. It began on July 14, 2014, as four separate lightning-caused fires in the Methow Valley which merged into one by July 18. The complex destroyed 353 homes in and around the towns of Pateros and Brewster, as well as rural Okanogan County. The fire caused an estimated $98 million (2014 USD) in damages. The Carlton Complex remains the largest single wildfire in Washington state history, surpassing the 1902 Yacolt Burn.