Firefighters from Nez Perce County Fire and Lapwai Fire rushed to a tree on fire on Webb Road. It happened at about 5:30 yesterday afternoon. When they arrived, they found two slash piles burning. They caught a tree that is described as “burning like a Roman candle”. A release from Nez Perce County Fire Says a private contractor showed up and knocked down the top ten feet. Firefighters hosed down the rest. No one was hurt in the blaze.
