Predictions for the 2024 fire season made by the National Interagency Fire Center in June 2024 included temperatures above normal and precipitation below normal, due to the ENSO transition to a La Niña pattern, resulting in an above normal fire potential for Western Washington in July through September.

[1] On July 10, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources announced a burn ban on its lands that would last until at least September 30.

The ban was issued in response to several large, human-caused wildfires amid the statewide drought emergency and drier-than-normal weather across Washington.

[2] On October 30, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources announced the end of the 2024 fire season.

[4] The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.