Firefighters prepare for hot weekend ahead
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 …
Tagged: Idaho wildfire
Evacuation protocols in play near local fires
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 …
Containment efforts continue on Trestle Creek fire
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint Ranger District regained management responsibilities for the Trestle Creek Complex fire from the Nevada Incident Management Team 3 on July 24 “due to …
Trestle Creek Complex Fire exceeds 200 acres
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 …
Wednesday lightning sets fires across Idaho Panhandle
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 …
Little Pine fire completely contained
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Even as temperatures rivaled all-time highs in North Idaho, firefighters working on the Little Pine fire near Priest River achieved 100% containment on June 30, …
More than rain
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
North Idahoans have long lived with the understanding that spring showers are a necessary fact of a four-season life. Rain means happy gardens, greener fields …
Sam Owen Fire District imposes immediate fire restrictions
By Reader Staff
Due to the increasing wildfire danger within the Sam Owen Fire District, commissioners hosted an emergency meeting Sept. 12 and adopted fire restrictions to take effect immediately.…
Callahan fire now at 1,200 acres, Bernard fire active on 880 acres
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Bonner County residents — as with most everyone living in the Western United States — continue to suffer smoke-choked skies as large fires burn across …
Wildfire update: new restrictions
Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
The U.S. Forest Service announced Tuesday that all lands within the Coeur d’Alene Fire Restriction Area are under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions. The Coeur d’Alene …
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