pioneer fire

After almost 80 days on the landscape, the Pioneer Fire on the northern shores of Lake Chelan appears to be losing a lot of its momentum. In the days following its move beyond the town of Stehekin, activity associated with the blaze has greatly diminished, with very minimal growth...

It may be some time before things return to normal in the town of Stehekin, but residents of the small community will soon be facing less of a threat from the Pioneer Fire. Chelan County Emergency Management has announced that Evacuation levels for the remote lakeside town will be reduced to Level 1 starting at 6 p...

Evacuation notices for the Pioneer Fire were reduced to Level 2 for Stehekin Valley, which means the area is now only open to residents and property owners.

Chelan County Emergency Management announced the downgrade from Level 3 Sunday for the Stehekin Valley, from High Bridge south to Adams Point.

Fire spokesperson Melanie Banton says special measures have been taken to keep the flames from harming those buildings.

The community gets electricity off a micro-grid which is powered by a small hydro power plant with three generators.

Fire information spokesperson Anneta Pritchard says the fire jumped a couple of creeks over the weekend and is on a slope above the town.

The containment level of the Pioneer Fire on the northern shores of Lake Chelan has dropped over the past 24 hours. The fire, which was officially sparked by "undetermined" causes on June 8, had been listed as 14-15% contained for much of July but has been lowered to 12% as of this morning (Thursday, August 1)...

The Pioneer Fire is still looming only about a mile-and-a-half to the southeast of Stehekin on the northern shores of Lake Chelan. Fire activity has remained minimal heading into the week's interior thanks to a continuing run of milder weather, and fire information spokesperson, Lauren Durocher, says crews have been hitting the fire hard at its closest points to the small community...

Monday (July 29) was a relatively inactive day for the Pioneer Fire on the northern shores of Lake Chelan, but the town of Stehekin remains directly in its crosshairs. The blaze, which began on June 8 from undetermined causes, remains only about a mile-and-a-half from the small community of 95 residents, all of whom are under a Level 3 evacuation notice...