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Evacuation orders in effect near American Falls due to 400-acre wildfire

Evacuation orders in effect near American Falls due to 400-acre wildfire Updated at Share This AMERICAN FALLS – Multiple agencies are battling a wildfire near Amerian Falls. Chris Berger, a spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, tells EastIdahoNews.com firefighters are working to contain the 400-acre fire, which began around 3:30 Monday afternoon about three miles south of Amerian Falls. “It’s burning very actively in grass, brush and juniper. The reason it’s burning so actively is because there is a steady south-southwest wind on it with gusts approaching 20 miles an hour,” Berger says. The cause has not yet been determined and no one has been killed or injured, but there is an evacuation order in effect for areas in close proximity to the fire. The Power County Sheriff’s Office reports deputies, search and rescue and the Highway District are evacuating the areas of Ferry Hallow, Sunbeam Road, Hornbacher Road, Mayer Road, Garden Road and Cold Creek.

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