Nespelem Creek fire burns 200 acres trees/grass

A fire burned 200 acres in trees and grass north of Nespelem on Monday.

The Nespelem Creek Fire started at about noon on April 4 according to Public Information Officer Kathy Moses of the Mount Tolman Fire Center.

She said gusts of wind knocked down a tree, which knocked down power lines, causing a power outage, sparking up dry grass and starting a wildfire in a field that threatened one home in t...