25,000-acre fire burning near Lake Chelan started by a human

Residents in Stehekin are preparing to evacuate if the fire gets closer.

STEHEKIN, Wash. — The wildfire burning near Lake Chelan has grown to 25,000 acres since June and now has the town of Stehekin under Level 1 Evacuation notice.

The Pioneer Fire is believed to be human-caused and remains under investigation.

Residents in Stehekin are preparing to evacuate if the fire gets closer. The fire is approximately four miles away from town.

“We’ve been through this a lot and because we live in the woods, we know we gotta be prepared. What we’ve been doing is raking a lot of debris off our

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