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August 14, 9:00 p.m.: Parker Ridge Fire
crosses West Side Road; Officials issue
evacuation notice for nearby residents |
August 14, 9:00 p.m. |
At 8:00 p.m. this evening, the Idaho Panhandle
National Forest and the Bonners Ferry Ranger
District of the U.S. Forest Service issued the
following evacuation order regarding the Parker
Ridge Fire
Activity Update: Excessively
high winds have caused the Parker Ridge fire to
cross the Westside Road. An evacuation order has
been issued. Residents affected by the
evacuation order will be contacted by the
Boundary County Sheriff’s Department who will
also provide the safest evacuation route
information. For everyone’s safety, if you are
not an area resident, please keep roads clear
for evacuees and fire personnel.
Planned Actions: Residents
evacuating should go to the Bonners Ferry
Fairgrounds. Any other information required,
please contact the Boundary County Sheriff’s
Department at 208-267-3151 direct.
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