New mapping showed the Chelan Hills Fire grew significantly overnight in Douglas County east of Lake Chelan, and the fire reached 20,000 acres. The spread came as people in the area faced emergency evacuations, with the potential loss of more than 100 structures hanging over the fire zone.
Chelan Hills Fire mapping
The new acreage estimate gives a sharper picture of how fast the fire expanded. At 20,000 acres, the mapped perimeter now covers a much larger area than the earlier footprint, and that growth is the clearest sign the fire remained active through the night.
A second wildfire sparked in Navarre Coulee while the main fire continued to grow. Together, the two fires widened the emergency footprint around Chelan and put more property in reach of the flames.
Douglas County evacuations
KOMO reported on a volatile wildfire that devastates a Douglas County community east of Lake Chelan. FOX 13 Seattle reported that a wildfire near Chelan, WA prompted emergency evacuations, showing how the fire response extended across the surrounding area.
The Wenatchee World said evacuations in No. 2 Canyon were lowered, a change that points to uneven conditions across the fire area. One part of the zone moved toward less urgent restrictions even as the mapped fire itself expanded overnight.
Lake Chelan and Navarre Coulee
The practical concern now is property loss. With structures lost to the fire potentially exceeding 100, the fire is not just a land-scarred event; it is already pressing into homes and buildings in the Douglas County area east of Lake Chelan.
For people in the Douglas County area, the immediate issue is whether their location sits inside the growing perimeter or near the changing evacuation lines. The next useful update would be a fresh map showing how far the Chelan Hills Fire pushed overnight and which parts of the area remain most exposed.
