1 dead as WA's Chelan Hills wildfire prompts 'Go Now' evacuations

One person has been found dead in a burnt out car in the area of a wildfire burning near Lake Chelan. The "Chelan Hills" fire is now burning more than 10,000 acres.

Level 3 Go Now! evacuations for Chelan Hills Wildfire
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Level 3 'Go Now!' evacuations are in place in areas right near Lake Chelan as the nearly 10,000 acre fire burns uncontained on the east side of the Columbia River. The Chelan Hills Fire is 0% contained. 

Officials blame Lake Chelan, WA logjam on Pioneer Fire, winter storms

Boats, pontoons and jet skis are stuck along the shoreline of Lake Chelan's Wapato Point, leaving citizens concerned that this is the worst debris event to hit the area in decades.

Dry June sparks massive fireworks bans across WA

With the Fourth of July just days away, a dry June has prompted strict burn and firework bans across western Washington. Here is where fireworks are illegal to discharge this Independence Day.

Lake Chelan, WA boats stuck in logjam just days before Fourth of July

Lake Chelan visitors are stuck shoreside after tons of logs, ash and mountain gunk were washed into the lake from the burn scar area of the 2024 Pioneer Fire.

Town of Winthrop, WA ordered to evacuate amid growing wildfire

Evacuation orders for areas west of Winthrop in Okanogan County have been downgraded after the fire's rapid growth prompted the entire town to evacuate Sunday.

Winthrop brush fire forces immediate level 3 evacuations
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A fast-moving brush fire has closed SR20 near Winthrop is prompting officials to issue immediate Level 3 evacuations for the area.

3 firefighters die fighting Snyder Fire near Colorado-Utah border

The fast-moving flames of a wildfire burning near the Colorado-Utah border claimed the lives of three firefighters and injured two others who had huddled inside emergency shelters to escape the blaze.

WA trains hundreds of firefighters as wildfire season intensifies

Amid a fight for funding, hundreds of wildfire personnel are in training as Washington approaches an active fire season.

Your guide to WA wildfire evacuation levels

Wildfire season is beginning in Washington. Here is everything you need to know about the three evacuation levels issued by officials.

Wildland crews prep for state wildfire season
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Washington is already seeing devastating wildfires on the east side, prompting urgent preparations at the State Fire Academy in North Bend.

Level 3 evacuations issued for Grant County, WA campground

A fast-moving wildfire has prompted Level 3 "GO!" evacuation orders for the Sun Lakes Campground in Grant County on Monday.

Multiple burn bans in effect for areas in western WA

A spell of hot, dry weather has triggered burn bans across King County, Snohomish County and Bainbridge Island to lower the risk of wildfires.

Burn bans in effect for areas in western WA
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The forecast for hotter and drier weather has led to burn bans in multiple counties across western Washington.

Eastern WA wildfire forces evacuations, destroys homes in Spokane

At least 15 homes were destroyed and 1,500 people were evacuated after high winds drove a wildfire into an eastern Washington neighborhood.