Eastern Idaho Fire Danger Very Very High

Eastern Idaho is primed to ignite from one careless spark. Due to increased heat and dry vegetation, the Idaho Falls District Bureau of Land Management has moved into Very High Fire Danger and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest has moved into High Fire Danger. Eastern Idaho has experienced 61 wildfires this year for a total of 12,633 acres burned. Fifty-five of the 61 wildfires have been caused by people. Fire prevention patrols have found a total of 62 campfires burning on U.S. Forest Service lands in Eastern Idaho with no one around to extinguish them. The most recent information concerning wildfires, fire restrictions, and fire prevention and education, can be found on the interagency Idaho Fire Info web page at idahofireinfo.com .
 

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