A wildfire eight miles south of Clark Fork prompted officials to place some residents near the city on “ready status,” warning them to get ready for possible evacuation.
Reported Friday evening, the Buckskin 2 Fire has burned an estimated 150 acres and is 0% contained. There are 80 personnel assigned to the fire, with three engines and three hand crews on scene. Additional fire resources have been ordered, Kary Maddox, a U.S. Forest Service pubic information officer, said Saturday.
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Residents on the north and east sides of Hayden Lake were bracing for possible evacuation Friday as the Ridge Creek Fire continued to burn in heavy timber 3.5 miles east of the north tip of the lake along Hayden Creek Road in the Ridge Creek drainage.
A wildfire burning on national forest system land north of Hayden Creek Road in the Ridge Creek drainage was under attack by air Thursday, with multiple planes and helicopters dipping and scooping water from Hayden Lake.