Incident Media Photographs

A community meeting was held at Golden West Visitor Center in Stehekin 6-18-24. Fire managers, representatives from the US Forest Service, National Park Service, Chelan County, and others were on hand to provide information about the Pioneer Fire.

Pioneer Fire Smoke Outlook in Spanish for 6-18 and 6-19-24, with a narrative about the fire activity and expected smoke production and impacts.

Meadow Creek Lodge on the north shore of Lake Chelan near Meadow Creek. Pumps, hoses and sprinklers have been set up to protect the lodge from the Pioneer Fire.

Looking up Lake Chelan at Pioneer Fire 6-18-24.  Most of the fire is burning in the Sawtooth Wilderness. Actively burning areas to the northwest are producing small plumes of smoke. Scattered puffs of smoke rise from areas that burned earlier in the fire. In these areas, large logs and stumps can continue to burn and produce smoke for extended periods of time. This consumption will reduce the amount of fuel available for any future fires. Extinguishing these hot areas is not practical due to the hazards and difficult access. 

Pioneer Fire Smoke Outlook in Spanish for 6-19 and 6-20-24, with a narrative about the fire activity and expected smoke production and impacts.

Pioneer Fire has burned into the Meadow Creek drainage, including near the Meadow Creek Lodge, visible in the left side of this photo. Smoke can be seen rising from the Meadow Creek drainage to the east of the lodge on 6-18-24. Pumps, hoses, and sprinklers have been set up to protect the lodge.

A lowboy hauling a skidgen on the 8200 road. A skidgen is a skidder with a water tank attached, equipped with a pump and hoses, It is capable of providing water for fire suppression work in areas inaccessible to fire engines. A blade on the front of the skidgen can be used to push debris and soil. 

Pioneer Fire Smoke Outlook for 6-18 and 6-19-24, with a narrative about the fire activity and expected smoke production and impacts.

Looking up Lake Chelan at the Pioneer Fire at sunset, 6-14-24. 

Pioneer Fire Smoke Outlook for 6-17 and 6-18-24, with a narrative about the fire activity and expected smoke production and impacts.

Pioneer Fire Smoke Outlook in Spanish for 6-17 and 6-18-24, with a narrative about the fire activity and expected smoke production and impacts.

Food service at Lucerne 6-15-24. Fire personnel working on the Pioneer Fire are provided with hot meals at a portable kitchen area set up at the fire camp at Lucerne.

Photo by Phil Moller