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The containment level of the Pioneer Fire on the northern shores of Lake Chelan has dropped over the past 24 hours. The fire, which was officially sparked by "undetermined" causes on June 8, had been listed as 14-15% contained for much of July but has been lowered to 12% as of this morning (Thursday, August 1)...

Monday (July 29) was a relatively inactive day for the Pioneer Fire on the northern shores of Lake Chelan, but the town of Stehekin remains directly in its crosshairs. The blaze, which began on June 8 from undetermined causes, remains only about a mile-and-a-half from the small community of 95 residents, all of whom are under a Level 3 evacuation notice...

Chelan County Commissioner Tiffany Gering says she's fearful about residents refusing to leave.

Since being founded by Western settlers in 1888, the small town of Stehekin has never faced a threat like the one which is currently looming just over one of the nearest ridges from its location on the northern shores of Lake Chelan. After igniting from undetermined causes 51 days ago on June 8, about ten miles to the southeast, the Pioneer Fire has now crept to within less than 8,000 feet (roughl

Chelan County Commissioner Tiffany Gering told her fellow commissioners Monday morning that there have been numerous problems with communications.

The Pioneer Fire has now been burning on the northern shores of Lake Chelan for one month and could see a continued increase in activity and spread in the days and weeks ahead. During a 48 hour period between Saturday and Monday mornings, the blaze swelled by nearly 30 percent (over 2,000 acres) to 9,055 acres in total size...

Sheriff Mike Morrison and other high ranking sheriff's office personnel were on hand for a second organized presentation to Stehekin residents Monday afternoon.

The incident management team assigned to the fire has told residents the fire could burn through the summer and into October.

The 10 hikers were in two groups along the well-traveled Lakeshore Trail, including one 16-year-old who was reported missing from one of the groups.

The town at the head of Lake Chelan faces numerous challenges including growing power demands, a loss of private property and a lack of accessibility by road.