STEHEKIN, Wash. — Fire crews are continuing to navigate and fight the largest fire in Washington state, the Pioneer Fire, primarily impacting Stehekin, the small town just northwest of Chelan.
“It’s actually been right behind structures,” said Stephen Fillmore, deputy incident commander with CA Team 15. “We’re talking as close as maybe 20 feet, to 100 feet or so. And that is pretty much the entirety from the Stehekin landing here, all the way to the head of the lake.”
More than 650 firefighters are trying to contain the fast moving Pioneer Fire. Stehekin is a community only accessible by boat or float plane.
As of Saturday, more than 37,000
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