Officials ask public to be diligent to prevent wildfire starts
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Officials continue to monitor wildfires burning in the region, with some showing increased fire activity due to high winds and low humidity.
“We just moved …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Officials continue to monitor wildfires burning in the region, with some showing increased fire activity due to high winds and low humidity.
“We just moved …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Wetting rains and cooling temperatures are helping bring this year’s fire season to a close — a milestone highlighted by the near-complete containment of the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Trestle Creek Complex fire surpassed 6,000 acres this week, and, as of Aug. 18, remains only 5% contained.
Lightning started the fire — located …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A dry thunderstorm the morning of July 7 set off a series of fires in North Idaho, including six northeast of Sandpoint known as the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Following a wet late-September weekend, fire managers report that the two largest blazes in the Bonner County area — the Bernard and Callahan fires — …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Fire crews working the two major fires in the Bonner County area are steadily achieving containment, though a new blaze reported Sept. 16 is now …
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