Grant County – State fire assistance has been mobilized in support of local firefighters working to contain the Powerline Fire located in Grant County near Mattawa. The Powerline Fire is currently burning in grass and sagebrush.

Mattawa is located in the center of the state near the Columbia River.

A spokesperson for the Grant County Sheriff’s Office said a recreational motorcycle tipped over in the area and its hot muffler likely sparked the 5,000 acre fire on Sunday at around noon. Level 1 and 3 evacuations are in effect at this time.