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Hall Mountain Fire burning near US-Canadian border
July 2, 2021 5:47 PM Matthew Kincanon
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BOUNDARY CO., Idaho Idaho Fire is responding to the Hall Mountain Fire burning in Boundary County, just one mile from the US/Canadian border.
The Bonners Ferry Ranger District of Idaho Panhandle National Forests said the fire was detected at around noon on Friday, and is burning heavily timbered Subalpine Fir and dying Lodgepole Pine.
They said five firebosses four large air tankers, three helicopters and an engine with five crew members, among other resources, are responding.
The fire is reported to be around 30 acres.
This is a developing story.
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reporter: twenty-nine horses died in the idaho fire. government officials say the gates were left open to the management area, but they couldn t outrun the fire. three more wild herds will be moved since they have nothing left to eat, jenna. the bottom line is we have a long way to go, because southern california s wildfire season is just beginning and those santa ana winds. jenna: wow. thank you very much. eleven wildfires are burning in oregon including one sparked by lightning that has destroyed at least 26 homes. more than 40 homes have been lost in just one of the 14 large fires in idaho today, and 20 wildfires are burning in washington state. one scorching more than 155 square miles. all of the fires out west burning more acres than at think point over the last decade. one of several people managing the response joins me right now on the phone. dan smith is fire director for the national association of state foresters. dan, i know you have decades of experience working in this
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