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Crews made significant strides to bring the Bee Top Fire under control with containment estimated at 46%. Significant strides also were made on the Consalus Fire where crews are making steady progress. ....
While the Consalus Fire continues to grow, so does the number of firefighters assigned to the fire as crews continue to make gains to bring the fire under greater containment.
On the Bee Top Fire, firefighters made significant gains, bringing containment to 35 percent. ....
Fire crews are making strides to contain the Bee Top Fire located 5 miles northeast of town.
Crews continue to build an indirect fireline adjacent to the Lightning Creek river bottom and to the ridge to the southwestern portion of the fire. In addition, the Boise Interagency Hot Shot Crew removed hazard tree and built an indirect fireline to a ridge southwest of the fire, moving from the river bottom to a temporary camp midway up the slope. ....
The Bee Top Fire, located in the Lightning Creek drainage, inched higher Friday, Idaho Panhandle National Forests officials said.
In addition, an initial attack engine crew was on hand and responded to a new fire start that occurred to the north of the fire, officials said in a Friday update. ....
Wildfire activity increased over the weekend across the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Above-average temperatures and below-normal precipitation in the last two months have created unseasonably dry fuel conditions and active fire behavior. ....