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Lavaside Fire grows to 190 acres, and is 25% contained
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Courtesy U.S. Bureau of Land Management
FIRTH Firefighters are working to get a handle on eastern Idaho’s first large wildfire of the year.
The Lavaside Fire started at around 3 p.m. Wednesday, near Hell’s Half Acre, four miles west of Firth, according to U.S. Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman Kelsey Griffee.
During the night the fast-moving fire grew to about 190 acres before firefighters began making progress on the blaze. At the moment the fire is 25% contained. Fire activity has decreased significantly since Wednesday, however, high winds are expected to increase activity again on Thursday afternoon.
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911 dispatcher Layton Powell’s actions played a role in the saving of a woman’s life on Tuesday. | Courtesy Bingham County Sheriff’s Office
BLACKFOOT Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland says a dispatcher’s efforts Tuesday helped save the life of a local woman.
Bingham County Dispatcher Layton Powell received a 911 call from the husband of a woman finding it difficult to breathe, Rowland wrote in a letter of commendation released Wednesday. During the 911 call, Powell discovered the woman was unconscious and showing signs of agonal breathing, a reflex that sounds like someone gasping for air. The condition is often an indication of a more serious medical condition.
Trooper will not faces charges after shooting at vehicle
April 12, 2021
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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) A Vermont state trooper who shot at a vehicle while trying to arrest the driver in West Haven last year will not face charges, the attorney general s office said Monday.
The office said it has reviewed the incident and will not prosecute Trooper Craig Roland.
Troopers responded to a family disturbance at a farm on Dec. 6, 2020, and determined there was probable cause to arrest Reginald Book, officials said. Book, 70, was operating a small transport bus and refused to cooperate or get out of the vehicle, the attorney general s office said. Police placed road spike strips in the front and back of the vehicle to keep him from leaving the property. As a trooper tried to reposition one of the strips, Book drove toward him, the attorney general s office said. Roland then fired four rounds at Book s vehicle.
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