Lots of fires burning in eastern Washington, north Idaho and western Montana this year. No winter snowpack and no rain this year have made for some extremely dry conditions. A couple of lighting storms and poof you have new elk habitat being created.
Unfortuntaley a lot of house have been lost and there are so many fires, that a lot of them are not being patrolled at all. Most of this years fires will be put out by mother nature when the fall storms start to roll in. That usually isn't until mid October though. Still 2 solid months of fire season.
the Coeur d alene river drainage has over 20 fires burning alone. Lots of closure's in north Idaho, I have not paid enough attention to Montana or Washington for forest closures. I also know of closures in the bonners ferry ranger district, the cda river ranger district and the st joe river ranger district.
Also the fire by Kamiah is bad, lots of houses are being destroyed.
Unfortuntaley a lot of house have been lost and there are so many fires, that a lot of them are not being patrolled at all. Most of this years fires will be put out by mother nature when the fall storms start to roll in. That usually isn't until mid October though. Still 2 solid months of fire season.
the Coeur d alene river drainage has over 20 fires burning alone. Lots of closure's in north Idaho, I have not paid enough attention to Montana or Washington for forest closures. I also know of closures in the bonners ferry ranger district, the cda river ranger district and the st joe river ranger district.
Also the fire by Kamiah is bad, lots of houses are being destroyed.
