(Boise, Idaho-AP) -- Idaho fire crews are protecting homes in
the face of a wind-driven wildfire near the Montana border.
Salmon-Challis National Forest officials say the Tobias fire is
burning in the Hayden Creek drainage, 30 miles southeast of Salmon.
Smoke obscures the blaze, which could be between two-thousand
and ten-thousand acres. Overflights are anticipated to map the
fire. Its cause is unknown.
At least 20 structures were threatened and homeowners were asked
to leave yesterday.
Meanwhile, the Blackwall fire has now burned about 370 acres
near the Continental Divide, between the Big Hole area in Montana
and Gibbonsville, Idaho. The Forest Service says the blaze could
reach heavy timber in Montana, and would be hard to stop.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
the face of a wind-driven wildfire near the Montana border.
Salmon-Challis National Forest officials say the Tobias fire is
burning in the Hayden Creek drainage, 30 miles southeast of Salmon.
Smoke obscures the blaze, which could be between two-thousand
and ten-thousand acres. Overflights are anticipated to map the
fire. Its cause is unknown.
At least 20 structures were threatened and homeowners were asked
to leave yesterday.
Meanwhile, the Blackwall fire has now burned about 370 acres
near the Continental Divide, between the Big Hole area in Montana
and Gibbonsville, Idaho. The Forest Service says the blaze could
reach heavy timber in Montana, and would be hard to stop.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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