Pioneer fire burns 300 acres on Lake Chelan

Crews from the state Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Forest Service are working on the Pioneer Fire on Lake Chelan.

The fire burned 300 acres in an isolated area on the north shore of the lake, more than 20 miles north of Chelan.

It started after midnight Saturday morning near Pioneer Creek and then spread to the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.

The area is only accessible by boat and the Chelan County Sheriff's Office is primarily concerned with preventing hikers from entering the area.

The Sheriff's Office has issued a Level 1 (Prepare) Fire Advisory for the north shore of Lake Chelan between Canoe Creek and Meadow Creek.

The Rex Creek area is under a Level 3 evacuation (Go Now). The Lakeshore Trail is unusable between Prince Creek and Meadow Creek.

There are one or two buildings in the neighborhood.

The Lake Chelan Mirror reports that a Complex Incident Management Team (CIMT) has been tasked with managing the fire, with Pacific Northwest Team 13 expected to take command Monday.