New evacuations ordered as 10 large wildfires burn across Washington

New advisories were issued in Yakima and Chelan counties on Wednesday night.

CHELAN, Wash. — There are now 10 large wildfires burning across Washington, with new guidance on evacuations and potential evacuations being issued in Yakima and Chelan counties.

“Quite a situation here in the northwest right now. There are over 60-something fires in Oregon and Washington,” said Lonnie Click, an incident commander with the National Incident Management Team. “We have a significant amount of help here fighting our fires.”

In Chelan County, the Pioneer Fire is burning more than 30,000 acres, forcing a new advisory for Stehekin. The emergency manger there issued a

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