KXLY
July 13, 2021 2:48 PM Connor Sarles
NESPELEM, Wash. The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation have declared a state of emergency due to several wildfires burning in the area.
The Reservation is closed to the public and to industrial activities, and an Industrial Fire Precaution Level IV general shutdown closes all forest roads. State and county improved roads, either paved or gravel, remain open.
The Chuweah Creek Fire has burned 10,000 acres more than 15 square miles in Nespelem, destroying homes and buildings, with the risk only increasing later this week as temperatures rise and gusty winds blow through the area.
All tribal government operations in Nespelem are closed.
KXLY
July 13, 2021 4:16 PM Esther Bower
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NESPELEM, Wash. “I started getting emotional. I start crying and I’m like, ‘Come on, please pray. ”
Relying on prayers to persevere that’s how Barbara Cox is trying to move forward after fleeing her home in Nespelem with her 20-month old daughter.
“In the last 30 years, I haven’t seen a fire like this,” said Cox.
Her daughter has asthma and Barbara isn’t sure when she’ll be able to go back home.
“I just don’t want my daughter around that, because breathing in all that black smoke is making her health a lot worse,” said Cox.
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