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 Reader Staff Public, state and tribal land managers in the Coeur d’Alene Dispatch Zone — which encompasses Bonner County — will rescind fire restrictions on Friday, Aug. 27. While the decision is driven...
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 Fire officials are anticipating increased activity at area blazes over the weekend, as a high-pressure system is expected to bring temperatures in the mid-90s to North Idaho, along with...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County residents should familiarize themselves with local authorities’ protocol for evacuation, if the past week is any indication of how the remainder of 2021’s unprecedented wildfire season is...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Fire risk remains high in North Idaho, with dry and hot conditions persisting into the near future. In Bonner County, fires continue to burn in mountains above Hope —...
