Red Flag Warning issued for fires

By Ben Olson
Reader Staff

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the region due to increased winds, low relative humidity and high temperatures. The U.S. Forest Service also advices that high winds and lightning could increase the risk of wildfire starts.

More than 100 lightning strikes were recorded in the Coeur d’Alene dispatch area in the last 24 hours.

With high temperatures, Labor Day weekend and hunting season, the USFS advises people to use caution in the woods: “There is still no moisture in the forecast and fire resources are limited as the wildfire season continues,” the USFS wrote in a statement.

Stage 2 fire restrictions are still in effect across the Idaho Panhandle.