Incident Media Photographs

Looking up Lake Chelan at Pioneer Fire 6-18-24.  Most of the fire is burning in the Sawtooth Wilderness. Actively burning areas to the northwest are producing small plumes of smoke. Scattered puffs of smoke rise from areas that burned earlier in the fire. In these areas, large logs and stumps can continue to burn and produce smoke for extended periods of time. This consumption will reduce the amount of fuel available for any future fires. Extinguishing these hot areas is not practical due to the hazards and difficult access. 

Pioneer Fire Smoke Outlook in Spanish for 6-19 and 6-20-24, with a narrative about the fire activity and expected smoke production and impacts.

Pioneer Fire has burned into the Meadow Creek drainage, including near the Meadow Creek Lodge, visible in the left side of this photo. Smoke can be seen rising from the Meadow Creek drainage to the east of the lodge on 6-18-24. Pumps, hoses, and sprinklers have been set up to protect the lodge.

A lowboy hauling a skidgen on the 8200 road. A skidgen is a skidder with a water tank attached, equipped with a pump and hoses, It is capable of providing water for fire suppression work in areas inaccessible to fire engines. A blade on the front of the skidgen can be used to push debris and soil. 

Pioneer Fire Smoke Outlook for 6-18 and 6-19-24, with a narrative about the fire activity and expected smoke production and impacts.

Looking up Lake Chelan at the Pioneer Fire at sunset, 6-14-24. 

Pioneer Fire Smoke Outlook for 6-17 and 6-18-24, with a narrative about the fire activity and expected smoke production and impacts.

Pioneer Fire Smoke Outlook in Spanish for 6-17 and 6-18-24, with a narrative about the fire activity and expected smoke production and impacts.

Food service at Lucerne 6-15-24. Fire personnel working on the Pioneer Fire are provided with hot meals at a portable kitchen area set up at the fire camp at Lucerne.

Photo by Phil Moller

Pioneer Fire as seen from Lucerne on 6-13-24. This view is from across Lake Chelan, looking down the lake at smoke billowing from the fire burning on the slopes above the lake. On the right, a firefighter serves as a lookout, helping monitor the fire.

Photo by Ben Gage, Boise Helitack

Supplies and equipment are transported by ferry to Lucerne on 6-15-24. Food, water, hoses, tools, fuel, yurts, kitchen supplies, portable showers, toilets, and hand-washing stations are among the supplies needed to support firefighters at the camp set up at Lucerne.

Photo by Phil Moller

Pioneer Fire as seen from Lucerne at dusk on 6-13-24. This view is from across Lake Chelan, looking down the lake. It shows the fire burning actively on the slopes above the lake. To the right, scattered spots of light show hot areas remaining in areas that burned actively earlier in the fire.

Photo by Ben Gage, Boise Helitack