The Ridge Creek Fire was 35% contained Tuesday afternoon and the Spokane U.S. National Weather Service predicted downpours by 6 p.m. and issued a flood warning for the Panhandle.
Containment of the Buckskin 2 Fire has increased to 85% and while the number of acres estimated burned in the Ridge Creek Fire has increase, officials said much of that is due to more accurate mapping of the fire.
The community is invited to a community meeting Sunday on the Ridge Creek Fire.
The meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m. at the Athol Community Center, 30355 Third St. It will also be live-streamed on Facebook at facebook.com/USFSIPNF.
Almost 2,800 acres in the region have been burned in a handful of wildfires, with the largest being the Ridge Creek Fire, roughly 3 1/2 miles east of the northern tip of Hayden Lake.
Fire danger in the region is rated as very high to extreme, prompting the implementation of Stage 2 fire restrictions in the state. Under these restrictions, open burning is prohibited, including campfires, stove fires and recreational fires.