Fire crews are working to protect a small, isolated town from a wildfire that has grown to over 33,000 acres.
STEHEKIN, Wash. —
As the Pioneer Fire burns near Stehekin, crews are working to protect the isolated town, and they’re getting help from an unexpected source: residents who are staying put, despite evacuation orders.
The Pioneer Fire started June 8 and as of Aug. 2 has burned more than 33,000 acres on the northeast end of Lake Chelan.
The town of Stehekin is under a Level 3 “go now” evacuation as the fire burns just a mile and a half away, but of the
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