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Two forest fires burning in Idaho panhandle;
larger blaze located in Boundary County |
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July 4, 2015 |
Forest fires are burning right now in at least
two areas of the Idaho Panhandle, one of the
larger fires being located in Boundary County,
according to information from the U.S. Forest
Service and the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.
According to these reports, a fire of
approximately 25 acre size is burning near
Baker's Camp, an area in the general vicinity of
the West Fork Cabin on the west side in northern
Boundary County.
These reports, last updated yesterday, July 3,
at approximately 2:15 p.m., indicate that
aircraft have been assigned to help battle this
fire; presumably ground-based firefighting
personnel are also involved.
At this time no additional information is
available.
We will continue to update with more information
on this fire as it becomes available.
The other Idaho Panhandle fire is the Blacktail
fire, located on the west side of Priest Lake,
about four miles west of the lake, and six miles
north of Nordman.
The Blacktail Fire is a lightning-caused fire,
reported on July 1, and at last report involved
approximately six acres located in rough
terrain. At the time of the most recent reports
(4:00 p.m. on July 3), 52 firefighters were
involved in battling the blaze, along with
multiple aircraft resources.
Wind conditions in the area and high
temperatures are expected to increase the risk
of possible growth of the fire.
Again, we will continue to provide updated
information on both of these fires as that
information becomes available.
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