City to host special meeting on Selkirk Fire JPA
By Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint will host a special meeting Wednesday, March 27 in the City Hall Council Chambers at 5:30 p.m. to consider continuing its participation in …
By Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint will host a special meeting Wednesday, March 27 in the City Hall Council Chambers at 5:30 p.m. to consider continuing its participation in …
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 Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Every year, wildfires burn millions of
acres across the West. While many of these burns affect public land, others creep ever closer to residential structures …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Residents throughout North Idaho, eastern Washington and western Montana have experienced ongoing smoke-choked skies — with the air quality index reaching into the “hazardous” category …
By Reader Staff
The Idaho Department of Lands reported Aug. 7 that there had been 89 fires — totaling 345 burned acres — on the 6.3 million acres of land …
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 Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The 7,608-acre Cougar Fire was 50 percent contained on Wednesday, according to fire officials. Thanks to 0.5-0.75 inches of rain on the fire the last …
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
Predicting nature may ultimately be a fool’s errand, but being prepared for whatever Mother Nature throws at us — especially when it comes to fire …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Despite the cooling temperatures and smoky skies this week, drought conditions and extreme fire danger levels continue to persist in North Idaho. These conditions prompted …
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