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 into ‘very high’ fire...
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 6,600-acre Trestle Creek Complex...
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 four miles north of...
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 Trestle Creek Fires. In...
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 — are 75% and 72%...
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 burning about nine miles...
