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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 ...
Started Aug. 17 however it spread to over 10 acres today. Located in Chelan County. Easy Fire — 2,130 acres. 36% containment. Began 8 p.m. July 17. Located 17 miles west of Mazama along North ...
The boat-in-only resort town of Stehekin went under an urgent evacuation notice Sunday morning as wildfires crept up scenic Lake Chelan, but residents may be hunkering in.
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]
Duncan Fire Chelan July 14 12,695 0 0 Devil's Elbow Complex [n 3] Devil's Elbow Complex Ferry August 2 26,349 0 0 Mills Canyon Fire Chelan July 8 22,571 0 0 Snag Canyon Fire Kittitas August 2 12,667 0 0 Upper Falls Fire Okanogan August 2 8,118 0 0 2013 Colockum Tarps Fire [45] [46] Chelan / Kittitas: July 27 80,184 5 0 3 Desmarais Fire [47 ...
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 ]
More than 640 fire personnel are working the fire, though not all are based in the town. Johnston said she and her staff of six have served about 200 meals a day to crews. On Sunday, emergency ...
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).