Washington wildfires

Pioneer Fire

OutChelan County, Washington2024Wildfire

The Pioneer Fire was reported on June 8, 2024 in Chelan County, Washington and burned 38,730 acres. It was declared out on December 2, 2024. The cause is listed as human.

Size
38,730 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
June 8, 2024
Personnel
35

Map

Perimeter mapped August 24, 2024 at 11:09 PM PDT, 38,730 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 48.183, -120.531.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Twisp

The incident

Size
38,730 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
June 8, 2024 at 12:48 PM PDT
Contained
October 4, 2024 at 12:01 AM PDT
Controlled
December 2, 2024 at 4:30 PM PST
Declared out
December 2, 2024 at 4:30 PM PST
Cause
Human
Location
Along east shore of Lake Chelan, from Lone Fir Creek up lake to Boulder Creek ab
County
Chelan County
State
Washington
Nearest city reported
Stehekin
Protecting agency
DNR
Land ownership at origin
Private
Personnel assigned
35
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Grass and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$100,000,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2024-WASES-000173
IRWIN identifier
03FE65C0-435C-4116-A78E-AFEFE1ADC9A7

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 10, 2024 (249 acres) to September 6, 2024 (38,730 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,587 acres, mapped July 21, 2024.

DayAcresChange
June 10, 2024249
June 11, 2024672+423
June 12, 20241,468+796
June 13, 20241,756+288
June 14, 20241,998+242
June 16, 20243,811+1,813
June 17, 20243,8110
June 19, 20244,094+283
June 20, 20244,157+63
June 21, 20244,339+182
June 22, 20244,496+157
June 23, 20244,530+34
June 24, 20244,558+28
June 25, 20244,634+76
June 26, 20244,688+54
June 27, 20244,711+23
June 28, 20244,732+21
June 29, 20244,743+11
June 30, 20244,757+14
July 1, 20244,7570
July 2, 20244,776+19
July 3, 20244,820+44
July 4, 20244,823+3
July 5, 20245,464+641
July 6, 20248,184+2,720
July 7, 20249,055+871
July 9, 202411,329+2,274
July 10, 202412,265+936
July 11, 202413,492+1,227
July 13, 202415,185+1,693
July 14, 202415,757+572
July 15, 202418,731+2,974
July 16, 202420,348+1,617
July 17, 202423,529+3,181
July 18, 202425,688+2,159
July 19, 202426,137+449
July 20, 202426,407+270
July 21, 202429,994+3,587
July 22, 202430,352+358
July 23, 202430,666+314
July 24, 202430,913+247
July 25, 202431,583+670
July 26, 202431,905+322
July 27, 202432,047+142
July 28, 202433,276+1,229
July 29, 202433,656+380
July 31, 202433,761+105
August 3, 202435,477+1,716
August 4, 202436,111+634
August 5, 202436,763+652
August 6, 202436,898+135
August 7, 202436,8980
August 8, 202437,515+617
August 9, 202437,615+100
August 10, 202437,852+237
August 11, 202438,299+447
August 12, 202438,420+121
August 13, 202438,494+74
August 14, 202438,701+207
August 15, 202438,721+20
August 17, 202438,727+6
August 19, 202438,7270
August 23, 202438,735+8
September 6, 202438,730-5

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Twisp, WA covers the area today.

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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated December 3, 2024 at 9:14 AM PST. Identifier 2024-WASES-000173.