Firefighters worked to contain the perimeter of a grass fire Wednesday in the hills north of Peola Road in Asotin County.
The blaze, named the Blankenship Fire, started around 3:30 p.m. and was estimated at around 200 acres as of 8:40 p.m. Wednesday. The fire currently is threatening rangeland and crops, and no evacuations were in effect as of press time. Additional assistance from the state was mobilized around 5:15 p.m. under the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan, and hand and air crews were battling the blaze. (Lewiston Tribune)
