WILDFIRES -- Extreme fire behavior stoked throughout the 150 mile perimeter of the North Star Fire in the past 24 hours and crews are working to protect the Republic area and the town of Nespelem on the Colville Indian Reservation.

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For mapping updates, see the Wildfire Activity Web Map.

• Highway 155 is closed from Nespelem to Omak because of Tunk Block Fire activity.
• Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests lands are closed east of Tonasket and south of Highway 20.  
• Highway 21 is closed from Bridge Creek Road north to the Reservation boundary is closed.
• Colville Indian Reservation forest and recreational areas are closed to the public due to extreme fire danger.

A community meeting is set for today, Aug. 28, at 4 p.m. at Republic Elementary School.