CONTACT: Kelsey Brizendine, 208-308-5991
SHOSHONE, ID – The Twin
Falls District Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carey Rural Fire Department and
the Sawtooth National Forest responded to the Paddleford Fire, five miles north
of Carey last evening.
The lightning caused
wildfire was reported to South Central Idaho Dispatch at 6:48 p.m. Resources
from the Carey Rural Fire Department, along with six engines, two dozers, one
water tender and three overhead from the Twin Falls District BLM and Sawtooth
National Forest responded to the now estimated 3,000 acre fire.
A mapping mission has been
set for 9:00 a.m. today to get the exact size of the wildfire. For more
information on the Paddleford Fire and for tips on how to prevent a wildfire,
please visit: www.idahofireinfo.com
and follow us on Twitter at BLMIdahoFire #TFDFire.