BLM’s gathering of wild horses in the Owyhee Mountains finished up Monday morning. Now those horses are adjusting to life at the Boise Wild Horse Off-Range Corrals.
The three grass and brush fires that occurred in southwest Idaho on Wednesday night were human caused, the Boise District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) said.
Lavaside Fire near Firth quickly grows to 200 acres
Tom Bergen, Bureau of Land Management Idaho Fire
and last updated 2021-04-21 22:37:18-04
A fire several miles away from Firth quickly grew to more than 200 acres Wednesday.
The Lavaside fire, burning between a canal and the Snake River west of Firth, grew to around 200 acres after starting around 4 p.m. April 21, according to Bureau of Land Management Idaho Fire. The fire is currently 0% contained with no estimated containment time.
UPDATE 4.21.21 8pm: Winds have died down slowing the fire s progress to the south. The fire is burning between a canal & the Snake River, west of Firth. The fire is estimated at 200 acres.