Multiple Fires In Wanapum Area May Be Intentional

Crews from the Bureau of Land Management, US Fish and Wildlife and the DNR battle three separate fires in the same relative area Wednesday.

Central Washington Incident Command Center Assistant Manager of Operations Josh Gibbs said the first incident, titled the Wanapum Village Fire, burned about two acres south of Wanapum Village.

"Once they got on scene they discovered that there was another fire." Gibbs stated, "That one they called the Village Fire. It was approximately two acres as well."

The Village Fire was located directly west of Wanapum Village.

Further south crews were challenged once again by the Beverly Fire. That blaze grew to about 5 acres before it was contained.

According to our news partner iFIBER ONE, authorities believe the fires were human-caused with the points of ignition occurring just off the highway. A trailer in the Beverly area appeared to be on fire on the side of the road based on a photo taken by the Grant PUD.