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2023 Airplane Lake OWF

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Unit Information

Wenatchee National Forest 
Washington 
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Wenatchee National Forest 
Washington 
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Incident Contacts

  • Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
    Phone:
    (509) 664-9200

Photographs Gallery

Airplane Lake Fire smoke on September 2, 2023
White smoke from the Airplane Lake Fire seen on September 2, 2023.
White smoke from the Airplane Lake Fire seen on September 2, 2023.
Airplane Lake Fire smoke on September 2, 2023

Smoke from the Airplane Lake Fire viewed from the White Pass area of the Pacific Crest Trail in the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area on September 2, 2023.

Airplane Lake Fire seen from the PCT on White Pass in Glacier Peak Wilderness
Wispy white smoke from the Airplane Lake Fire is visible from the Pacific Crest Trail near White Pass in the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area.
Wispy white smoke from the Airplane Lake Fire is visible from the Pacific Crest Trail near White Pass in the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area.
Airplane Lake Fire seen from the PCT on White Pass in Glacier Peak Wilderness

Pockets of wispy white smoke from the Airplane Lake Fire in the White Pass area of the Glacier Peak Wilderness as seen from the Pacific Crest Trail on September 2, 2023.

Smoke rising from the Airplane Lake Fire on August 22, 2023
Smoke rising from the Airplane Lake Fire on August 22, 2023 as viewed from a helicopter flying nearby.
Smoke rising from the Airplane Lake Fire on August 22, 2023 as viewed from a helicopter flying nearby.
Smoke rising from the Airplane Lake Fire on August 22, 2023

Smoke rising from the Airplane Lake Fire on August 22, 2023.

Simple map of the Airplane Lake Fire dated August 23, 2023.
A thick red line outlines the perimeter of the Airplane Lake Fire burning in the Glacier Peake Wilderness Area.
A thick red line outlines the perimeter of the Airplane Lake Fire burning in the Glacier Peake Wilderness Area.
Simple map of the Airplane Lake Fire dated August 23, 2023.

A simple map showing the perimeter of the Airplane Lake Fire on August 23, 2023.

Smoke covers a hillside where the Airplane Lake Fire is burning in the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area.
Smoke covers a heavily treed hillside where the Airplane Lake Fire is burning. A river is seen in the lower third of the photo.
Smoke covers a heavily treed hillside where the Airplane Lake Fire is burning. A river is seen in the lower third of the photo.
Smoke covers a hillside where the Airplane Lake Fire is burning in the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area.

Smoke blankets a hillside where the Airplane Lake Fire is burning in the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area on August 22, 2023.

Smoke from the Airplane Lake Fire is visible in avalanche chutes in the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area
Tendrils of white smoke are visible in three avalanche chutes on a hillside in the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area where the Airplane Lake Fire is burning.
Tendrils of white smoke are visible in three avalanche chutes on a hillside in the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area where the Airplane Lake Fire is burning.
Smoke from the Airplane Lake Fire is visible in avalanche chutes in the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area

Smoke from the Airplane Lake Fire is visible in avalanche chutes in the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area.

Helicopter dropping water on the south area of the Airplane Lake Fire on August 22, 2023.
Water is dropped from an orange bucket dangling below a large helicopter on the south flank of the Airplane Lake Fire on August 22, 2023.
Water is dropped from an orange bucket dangling below a large helicopter on the south flank of the Airplane Lake Fire on August 22, 2023.
Helicopter dropping water on the south area of the Airplane Lake Fire on August 22, 2023.

A large helicopter drops water on the south flank of the Airplane Lake Fire on August 22, 2023.

Airplane Lake Fire
An aerial view of the smoke from the Airplane Lake Fire seen on the upper portion of a tree-covered hillside.
An aerial view of the smoke from the Airplane Lake Fire seen on the upper portion of a tree-covered hillside.
Airplane Lake Fire

Smoke rises from the Airplane Lake Fire on August 16, 2023.

 

Airplane Lake
Light smoke visible from Airplane Lake fire
Light smoke visible from Airplane Lake fire
Airplane Lake
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