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01/08/2024

Testing the water for our radio audience. Who would be interested in hearing WSU sports on KORE Radio? And what if the entire broadcast took up to 7 hours instead of music? Would you tune out with 7 hours of straight sports talk or more likely to listen?

28/07/2024

I am sorry to report this evacuation planned for tomorrow morning in Stehekin

Pioneer Fire Update: Level 3 evacuation notice (Get out now!) effective 8 a.m. Sunday, July 28, for Stehekin

Chelan County EM has issued a Level 3 evacuation notice for the community of Stehekin. The Level 3 applies to the area from just north of Moore Point through the Stehekin Valley, including the Stehekin landing and west to High Bridge.

It is effective beginning at 8 a.m. on Sunday, July 28.

A Level 3 (get out now!) alerts residents to go now and evacuate immediately. A wildfire in the area poses an immediate threat to the life and safety of people in the area.

For residents and property owners, we strongly advise you leave Stehekin. In an emerging situation, we cannot guarantee that emergency responders will be able to reach you if you need help.

Evacuee transport down lake is available daily at 10:40 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. (This is an update.) We will update departure times if necessary. Shuttle service to the landing will run one hour before boat departure times.

Areas of refuge, with shuttle service, have been established at the Stehekin Ranch, airfield, Buckner Orchard and Stehekin bakery. Parking is at the airfield, a change from Friday’s community meeting. Please park on the edges of the airfield.

The American Red Cross will establish a shelter for evacuees if needed. It would be opened at the Chelan community gym, 317 E. Johnson St. Upon docking in Chelan, evacuees would be transported to the community gym by Link Transit buses, if needed.

With a Level 3, all nonessential employees with fire teams will be evacuated. EM and the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office are staged in Stehekin.

26/07/2024

Pioneer Fire Community Meeting in Stehekin on Friday, July 26 at 5pm. Meeting will be at the Golden West Visitor.

Due to limited connectivity, the meeting will not be live streamed. However, the meeting will be recorded and dependent on recording quality it will be posted on the Pioneer and Easy Fire Information page.

25/07/2024

24/07/2024

Chelan recycling center to the transfer station was fully engulfed on Wednesday. See the article here: https://tinyurl.com/243rzm3p

Credit: David Bingham

23/07/2024

23/07/2024

22/07/2024

Has this happened to anyone here today? The high today was supposed to be 110°

It’s this hot in Alabama right now 😬

22/07/2024

SR 20 CLOSED: Effective 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, SR 20 North Cascades Highway is closed in both directions between Granite Creek (MP 148) and Easy Pass trailhead (MP 157) due to wildfire activity and fire mitigation on the Easy Fire.

There is no estimated reopening time, and there are no local detours, so take US 2 or I-90.

I know it feels like we just went through this (we did!), but this is what we mean when we say wildfire conditions can change quickly.

Do not attempt to go around Road Closed signs.

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CERRADA: A partir de las 4 p.m. del domingo 21 de julio, la Carretera Estatal 20, también conocida como la Carretera de la Cordillera de las Cascadas Norte, estará cerrada en ambas direcciones entre la Acequia de Granite Creek (milla 148) y el inicio del sendero de Easy Pass (milla 157) debido a un incendio forestal y los esfuerzos para contener el incendio conocido como el Easy Fire.

Hasta ahora no hay un pronóstico de cuándo se pueda reabrir la carretera, y no hay desvíos a nivel local, por lo tanto, se le pide utilizar la Carretera Estatal 2 o la Carretera Interestatal 90.
Yo sé que parece que recientemente tuvimos que hacer todo esto (y así fue,) pero esto es lo que queremos decir cuando avisamos que las condiciones de un incendio forestal pueden cambiar rápidamente.

Por favor no intente pasar los letreros que indican que el camino está cerrado.

21/07/2024

An update on the Pioneer Fire: ��The Pioneer fire is located 4 miles SE of Stehekin, WA on federal lands and is being managed by our federal partners with support from state and local agencies. It is approximately 26,137 acres with 14% containment. Structures and communities are being threatened and there is still a lot of work to do.

Both weather and steep terrain are making this fire incredibly challenging. Falling and rolling logs create significant hazards for firefighters. High temperature has greatly contributed to fire behavior and safety risks for firefighters. And smoke has made use of aviation resources also difficult and risky.

Firefighter and community safety is always the number one priority. The incident commanders leading the response are utilizing strategies that ensure the highest level of both safety and success.

Over 780 personnel are working the fire and the state authorized additional fire service resources for structure protection work in Stehekin.

Ground crews are using both direct and indirect tactics. State and Federal aviation resources have been working on the fire but have been limited by smoke. When conditions improve each day aircraft is put on the fire to work.

We in the fire service and emergency response management understand the stress and fear that is involved with any wildfire and especially one as challenging as this one and when people’s lives, homes and businesses are at risk. Please know that state, federal and local agencies are working tirelessly on this fire, and there is a strategy in place to protect the community. As Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison stated so well, “We are all on the same team, working together for the same results -- to protect Stehekin and keep people safe.”

21/07/2024

Full Moon Tonight in Seattle

17/07/2024

Pioneer fire update starts soon, for those concerned

The Pioneer Fire will be holding two upcoming community meetings.

Tomorrow:
• Wednesday, July 17th at 5:30 PM at Manson High School. This meeting is in-person and will be streamed via Facebook Live.

Thursday:
• July 18th at 6 PM at Golden West Visitor Center in Stehekin. This will be in-person only.

Fire managers will provide an update on the fire and be available to answer questions. Please submit questions ahead of time via Facebook Messenger or to our email [email protected] to ensure your question is received.

17/07/2024

Some weather creeping into the coast and starting to make clouds for our thunderstorms tomorrow. Stay safe

16/07/2024

I'm currently out of town but keeping track of the fires. Monitor Chelan county emergency management for updates, and enable location and emergency alerts enabled on your cell phone to get faster updates

16/07/2024

Quick Facts for July 16, 2024:
• 18,731 acres*
• 14% contained
• 14 crews, 9 helicopters, 18 engines, 22 water tenders, 18 heavy equipment

Can you spot the helicopter? Vertical down wash of air that becomes a surface wind, also known as "rotor wash" can cause quite a stir. Dust clouds like this impair a pilot's visibility exposing them to more risk.

(*Acreage pending updated IR data)

06/07/2024

UPDATE 2:35 PM: We are adding a Level 1 fire advisory (be alert, there is a wildfire in your area) to Squilchuck Road from Pitcher Canyon to Wenatchee Heights roads. This does NOT include Pitcher Canyon Road.

ORIGINAL POST: BEEHIVE FIRE: We have some changes in the evacuation levels along Squilchuck Road in Wenatchee.

Level 3: Get out now! Along Squilchuck Road, from Hampton Road and up road.

Level 2: Be prepared to leave! Along Squilchuck Road, Wenatchee Heights Road up to Hampton Road.

The evacuation map is updated: https://chelangis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/media/index.html?appid=ca1e19e4123b4002a9fb176b25434e03

06/07/2024

VIEW OF Mission Ridge fire from the KORE Studios. LEAVE NOW EVACUATIONS NOW FOR THAT AREA

06/07/2024

7/6/24 PIONEER FIRE EVACUATION LEVEL UPDATES: This morning, we have extended the Level 3 evacuation level (get out now) down lake to Safety Harbor. Watch for updates later today on the addition of a Level 1 fire advisory on that down lake side.

Evacuation levels at this time:

**Level 3: From Prince Creek down lake to Safety Harbor. Level 3 (in red) means leave the area immediately.

**Level 2 (down lake): From Safety Harbor to Camas Creek. Level 2 (in yellow) means prepare now in case you need to evacuate the area in a hurry.

**Level 2 (up lake): From Prince Creek to Flick Creek.

**Level 1 (up lake): From Flick Creek Campground to Four Mile Creek. Level 1 (in green) means stay alert and monitor the fire in the area.

Evacuation levels are updated on the Chelan County Emergency Incidents Map: https://chelangis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/media/index.html?appid=ca1e19e4123b4002a9fb176b25434e03

Monitor updates on this fire at Pioneer Fire Information or on InciWeb at https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/wases-pioneer

05/07/2024

PIONEER FIRE UPDATE: Evacuation levels in the Pioneer Fire, which is burning up lake on Lake Chelan, have been updated. A Level 3 evacuation notice is back in place after fire activity overnight.

Current Evacuation Levels:

Level 3: From Prince Creek down lake to Lone Fir Creek. Level 3 (in red) means leave the area immediately.

Level 2: From Moore Creek down lake to Prince Creek. Level 2 (in yellow) means prepare now in case you need to evacuate the area in a hurry.

Level 1 (down lake): From just past Lone Fir Creek to Safety Harbor Creek. Level 1 (in green) means stay alert and monitor the fire in the area.

Level 1 (up lake): Level 1 (up lake): From Flick Creek Campground to Four Mile Creek. Level 1 (in green) means stay alert and monitor the fire in the area.

Pioneer Fire Information