Local wildfires prompt aggressive approach
By Reader Staff
Two lightning-caused fires are currently burning in or near Bonner County, and both are undergoing aggressive attack from fire personnel.
The Bee Top Fire is located about …
By Reader Staff
Two lightning-caused fires are currently burning in or near Bonner County, and both are undergoing aggressive attack from fire personnel.
The Bee Top Fire is located about …
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
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 …
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