Volunteers respond to two blazes

Fires crews in Colton-Uniontown were busy Tuesday, battling two field fires.

Whitman County District 12 and 14 volunteers responded to the first blaze around 1 p.m. west of Uniontown. A motor home caught fire and ignited the blaze, which was fueled by high winds.

The blaze consumed over 100 acres of stubble and scattered brush. The motor home, as well as an adjacent trailer, were both destroyed in the blaze.

A second blaze which sparked off a small utility vehicle around 6 p.m. near Wolf and Bauer Roads burned about 15 acres of stubble. The fire, which burned on the stateline, moved into Idaho, prompting Genessee volunteers to respond as well.