chelan fire and rescue

Chelan Fire and Rescue crews responded to a brush fire in the area of S. Bradley St. and Prospect St. Wednesday evening around 6:30. When they arrived, the fire was about 20 feet by 20 feet, but was within 100 feet of structures in the area ...

Chelan Fire and Rescue crews responded to a brush fire off Shady Pass Road above 25 Mile Creek State Park Saturday a little before noon. Assistant Fire Chief Brandon Asher says it was one mile up the slope. "It was being pushed by erratic winds ...

Fire crews responded to an early season brush fire a few miles northwest of Chelan just before noon Monday. A slow moving brush fire got out of control in the 900 block of Purtteman Gulch Road after it had been started by a homeowner burning brush along a fence line...

Chelan Fire and Rescue, along with Entiat and Orondo, are looking for members of the community to be volunteer firefighters with the 2020 Academy beginning January 21st. Assistant Fire Chief Brandon Asher says being a volunteer allows you to help your neighbors...

Chelan Fire and Rescue responded to Campbell's Resort for a fully-involved golf cart fire Thursday evening around 5:00 p.m. According to the agency, an employee of the resort was driving the cart when it caught fire. They were able to stop the cart and get off without injury...

The memorial services for former Chelan Fire and Rescue Chief Tim Lemon will take place Monday, October 14th beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the New Life Church in Renton. According to the Facebook post with details on the service, it is taking place in Renton to be more central to all the Fire Departments that Chief Lemon served over his 40-year career...

Former Chelan Fire and Rescue Chief Tim Lemon passed away Tuesday after complications from pancreatic cancer. Chief Lemon was involved in firefighting for 40 years, including the past 10 at the head of Chelan Fire and Rescue. New Chief Mark Donnell says Lemon's wife Cathy was with him...

Chelan Fire and Rescue responded to a structure fire Sunday while out on another call. Crews were clearing an earlier medical response and saw smoke and flames coming from near the Chelan Fruit area. Upon arrival, they saw a home with a garage and attached shop on fire...

Chelan Fire and Rescue announced this week that they are working on reconfiguring staffing for 2019 when they will lose six positions when funding from the SAFER Grant program runs out. The staffing model will rely heavily on volunteer firefighters which will allow them to continue meeting firefighter safety standards for interior rescuing and fire fighting...

The 22-acre 25-Mile Creek Fire is 100 percent contained according to Chelan Fire and Rescue Chief Tim Lemon. "We did lose two structures, an outbuilding and a garage. No homes were lost and the power lines did come down on a crossroad at one point when the poles burned through...