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The lightning-caused Wapiti Fire has scorched nearly 92,000 acres in Custer County and remained uncontained as of Friday. The fire increased tenfold in size in a little over a week — it was ...
The Lava Fire and Boulder Fire combined this week in the Boise National Forest, prompting evacuation orders, road closures and additional firefighting teams to assist with the situation.
The fire was continuing to move to the north along the Elk Creek drainage area, west across Idaho 21 at the Emile Grandjean Overlook and to the east, the Boise National Forest Service said in a ...
The Wapiti Fire in the Boise National Forest is only about 10% contained. The same fire is to blame for the recent closure of a 15-mile stretch of Idaho Highway 21, according to previous Statesman ...
Map of national forests and national grasslands of the United States. The United States has 154 protected areas known as national forests, covering 188,336,179 acres (762,169 km 2; 294,275 sq mi). [1] National forests are managed by the U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. [2]
Officials said five new fires were burning in the Boise Bureau of Land Management area, nine in the Payette National Forest and 20 in the Boise National Forest. “We’re stretched a little thin ...
Location: Ada, Boise, Elmore, Gem, Valley, and Washington counties, Idaho, United States: Nearest city: Boise, Idaho: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 2,203,703 acres (8,918.07 km 2) [2] (proclaimed): Established: July 1, 1908; 116 years ago () [3]: Visitors: 1,180,000 (in 2009) [4]: Governing body: U.S. Forest Service: Website: www.fs.usda.gov /boise: Boise National Forest is a National Forest covering ...
By September 15, leadership had reduced closures on Boise and Salmon Challis National Forest, providing access to the land for hunters and general recreation. [12] The fire burned a total of 30,251 acres (122 km 2). [1] Many areas of the Boise National Forest remain closed due to the impact of the fire. [13]