‘We believe he started it — it was an ambush.’
Multiple firefighters shot & killed while battling a North Idaho brush fire. Suspect found dead. Sheriff says the blaze & attack were intentional.
Who does this? #IDAHOFIRE https://apple.news/A-4DqDfJgTbSFWPY-vAmdjQ #press
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Overview In this evening's newsletter, we'll take a closer look at the fires around Cascade, the Flat Fire and then make short notes on a few others. As always, do reach out if you have questions about specific fires. I'm happy to help. There are currently 64 uncontained fires active
Idaho Fire Newsletter for Sunday, Aug 11th.
Updates commentary on the Paddock and Snag fires and quick updates on a few other fires of note.
Please do reach out if you have questions about any of the 67 fires currently active in #Idaho.
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Today's agenda includes updates on the Paddock and Snag fires and a high-level look at fires in the West Mountain and Middle Fork complexes. Initial Attack In the last seven days, 115 new fires have been reported in Idaho. 74 of those have reached full containment, and 41 are not
Idaho Fire Newsletter for 7/31 is out now with updates on the Gwen, Limepoint, Wolf Creek, Boulder.
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I was hesitant to release my estimated perimeter of the #CowValleyFire near Brogan, OR (just across Idaho/Oregon line)
But Malheur Sheriff confirms the fire is burning rapidly east and has crossed the highway to wards the south. Brogan, OR is at risk.
I've attached a map of the (red) official last mapped perimeter, with my very rough estimate based on what I see. and it'd be 20k+ acres. Hell of a fire given the amount of retardant that has been dropped today.
First fire of concern for me this year. #IdahoFire
I'm out of town for a funeral, so I won't be doing a deep dive, but the #BenchLakeFire has burned 2 acres at Bench Lakes in the Sawtooth Wilderness near Redfish Lake. I was on that ridge 1/2 mile from this spot last week. It's fairly green at 8,000' still, but given the heat, red flag conditions, and forest health, it's concerning. I'm guessing they'll get it contained during initial attack, but if not... 😬
Carolyn Barber, MD
Zeb Palmer (Syringa Admin)
Idaho Fire Info