Several Wildfires currently burning in Idaho

 

Boise BLM crews continue to fight multiple lightning sparked wildfires across the district, including two new lighting fires, the Heart and Alkie fires, in the Weiser area.
Boise BLM crews also responded to a suspected human caused fire, the Pen fire, above the Diversion Dam outside of Boise. The cause of the Penn fire is still under investigation.

Canmay Fire
●       Location: approximately eight miles north of Mountain Home, near the intersection of Canyon Creek and Mayfield roads
●       Size: mapped at 1,010 acres and is contained.
●       Control: estimated today by 6 p.m.
●       Structures threatened: none
●       Cause: lightning

Heart Fire
●       Location: approximately fifteen miles southeast of Weiser, Id near Heart Gulch
●       Size: estimated at 1500 acres
●       Containment: to be determined
●       Structures threatened: none
●       Cause: lightning

Alkie Fire
●       Location: approximately 20 miles southeast of Weiser, Id near Dry Creek
●       Size: estimated at 86 acres
●       Containment: to be determined
●       Structures threatened: none
●       Cause: lightning

Lock Fire
●       Location: approximately five miles northwest of Mountain Home, Id near Lockman Butte
●       Size: mapped at 165.8 acres (fire is out)
●       Cause: lightning

Lydle Fire
●       Location: approximately ten miles southeast of Boise, Id near Bonneville Point
●       Size: mapped at 32 acres and is contained.
●       Control: estimated today by 12 noon
●       Structures threatened: none
●       Cause: lightning

Bonneville Fire
●       Location: approximately 11 miles southeast of Boise, Id near Blacks Creek Road
●       Size: mapped at 7.7 acres – (fire is out)
●       Cause: lightning

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