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The Pioneer Fire had yet to burn any structures but posed a threat to 470 properties in and around Stehekin. [15] The evacuation order for Stehekin Valley was downgraded to "be prepared" (Level 2) on August 18 by Chelan County Emergency Management; the Red Cross closed their shelter in Chelan the following day. [16]
Jun. 11—MOSES LAKE — A wildfire along the shore of Lake Chelan necessitated the evacuation of some hikers Saturday, according to a statement from the Chelan County Sheriff's Office. The fire ...
As the Pioneer Fire crept within a mile and a half of the remote northern town of Stehekin, Washington, emergency management officials on Sunday raced door to door asking residents to leave.
Jul. 11—MOSES LAKE — The Pioneer Fire burning along the eastern shore of Lake Chelan is still growing, and was at 12,265 acres Wednesday, according to the Washington State Department of ...
Lone Mountain Fire Chelan July 14 2,770 0 0 2012 Cashmere Fire Wenatchee Complex [53] Chelan 2,651 0 0 Highway 141 Fire [84] Klickitat 1,644 0 0 2011 Salmon Fire [50] Okanogan 1,631 0 0 2010 Highway 8 Fire [50] Klickitat 2,019 0 0 2009 Discovery Fire [50] Okanogan 4,120 0 0 Rainbow Bridge Fire [50] Chelan 3,710 0 0 2005 Dirty Face Fire [84 ...
The ban was issued in response to several large, human-caused wildfires amid the statewide drought emergency and drier-than-normal weather across Washington. The largest fire at the time was the Pioneer Fire in the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest near Lake Chelan, which had grown to more than 12,000 acres (4,900 ha). [2]
Three fires on the south end of Lake Chelan, near the city of Chelan, merged into a complex fire and forced the immediate evacuation of over 1,000 residents on August 14. [27] By August 16, the Reach Complex Fire had grown to 54,500 acres (22,100 ha), while the Wolverine fire burned nearly 39,000 acres (16,000 ha). [ 28 ]
The Old Naches Highway fire incident was reported on June 7. It had burned almost 645 acres by June 8. [7] The 10,000 acre Hat Rock Fire in Oregon crossed into Walla Walla County on June 13, where it burned more than 1,000 acres before being contained. [8] Three fires in grass and sagebrush in Benton County burned 7,000 acres by June 16. [9]