Wildfires burn north of Bonner County
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
August saw North Idaho’s fire danger elevated to “Very High,” as well as a number of lightning storms igniting fires throughout the panhandle — a …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
August saw North Idaho’s fire danger elevated to “Very High,” as well as a number of lightning storms igniting fires throughout the panhandle — a …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
North Idahoans are making note of clearer skies so far this August, but with fire activity ramping up this week, the smoky haze of summers …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Last weekend’s above-average temperatures brought with them Bonner County’s first taste of fire season, as a burn pile on Mosquito Creek Road in Clark Fork …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
More than two months after it was first detected, the Cougar Fire is finally just a memory.
The Idaho Panhandle National Forests announced Wednesday it …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Cougar Fire was an estimated 6,626 acres and 26- percent contained on Wednesday afternoon, with wind gusts of up to 20 mph near the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Monday’s wildfire story is wind, with 7-13 mph gusts anticipated on a couple of larger area blazes through Tuesday, according to Idaho Panhandle National Forests …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Cougar Fire made substantial moves over the weekend, as the blaze jumped Lightning Creek headed northeast and tripled in size.
The fire, located five …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The July 27 lightning storm started 93 fires across the Coeur d’Alene Interagency Dispatch Zone, with 11 growing to be greater than five acres, totaling …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Idaho Panhandle National Forests reported a handful of regional fires Tuesday, citing last week’s lightning storm as the cause of most recent fires.
The …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the region due to increased winds, low relative humidity and high temperatures. The U.S. …
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