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Overnight Fire Destroys Home, Spreads To Hills Near Cashmere
Chelan County Fire District 6 from Monitor is on the scene of a fire at a residence in the 6600 block of North Dryden Road. The fire is reported to have destroyed a home and spread into the adjacent hillside. The fire has been burning several acres as a result...
Pioneer Fire Update: Efforts Intensify as Firefighters Work to Protect Stehekin
CHELAN - The Pioneer Fire, which ignited, has grown to 31,906 acres with containment at 14%. A total of 766 personnel are engaged in the firefighting efforts, utilizing 12 crews, 5 helicopters, 24 engines, 28 water tenders, and 12 pieces of heavy equipment. Fire activity along the lakeshore has moderated, with helicopter water drops effectively slowing the spread. Fire crews have been conducting strategic firing operations around homes and outbuildings near DP 17, Flick Creek, to eliminate any remaining heat from previous operations. In the Stehekin area, firefighters have been enhancing the fireline around the community and, in coordination with state resources, have installed and tested a sprinkler system for added protection. The southern edge of the fire, in Lone Fir Creek, is holding, and crews continue to establish indirect contingency lines south of the fire.
Inferno reduces Chelan recycling center to rubble
CHELAN - The recycling center next to the Chelan Transfer Station just west of the city of Chelan is no more after a fire burned it to the ground on Wednesday. Chelan Fire and Rescue Chief Brandon Asher told Source ONE News that the fire started at around 11:30 a.m. The fire's cause and point of origin is still under investigation. Asher says the recycling center is a total loss with heavy equipment and its shop burning in the blaze. The fire was controlled nearly 90 minutes later. The transfer station next to the recycling center has been closed and will reopen on Thursday under normal hours.
Car Driver Airlifted To Wenatchee After SR 243 Head On With Semi
A car driver has serious injuries from a head-on crash with an 18-wheeler on State Route 243 about five miles north of Mattawa late Tuesday afternoon. The 18-wheeler was traveling southbound on the highway when it crossed the centerline and crashed head-on into an oncoming 2018 Subaru Forrester driven by 70-year-old Terri Haupt-Davis.
Cashmere Man Accused of Two Week Forgery, Indentity Theft Spree
A 24-year-old Cashmere man faces numerous charges after being tracked down and arrested by the Columbia River Drug Task Force. Dennis Mendez was wanted on an outstanding warrant from the Washington State Department of Corrections as well as multiple counts of Forgery and Identity Theft in Chelan and Douglas Counties.
Gig Harbor firefighters deploy to battle wildfires around the state
Two Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One firefighters have deployed to a 25,000-acre fire northwest of Chelan and three others are helping fight the Cougar Creek Fire in Southeast Washington, which has burned 13,511 acres as of July 25. Ten fires are currently burning across the state. The department has...
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