Twin Falls District BLM Fire Update
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Martin Canyon Fire
Located three miles east of Bellevue
Size: estimated 1,500 acres
Contain: unknown
Control: unknown
Resources: Bellevue Rural Fire Department, Wood River Rural Fire
Department, Ketchum Rural Fire Department, Hailey Rural Fire Department, Sun
Valley Rural Fire Department, four Twin
Falls District BLM engines, two Sawtooth National Forest engines, two dozers, two type two hand crews, eight overhead, 13 aircraft
Fuel type: grass, brush
Fire behavior: running
Structures threatened: no immediate threat but structures in the
area
Cause: undetermined
The fire is currently running to the
north east, away from the town of Bellevue. Additional resources have been
ordered.
Cottonwood Fire
Located approximately 14 miles north of Shoshone
Size: estimated 100 acres
Contain: estimated 7/23/2017 at 9 p.m.
Control: estimated 7/24/2017 at 4 p.m.
Resources: Shoshone Rural Fire Department, five engines, one dozer
Fuel type: grass and brush
Fire behavior: moderate fire activity, some active fire line
Structures threatened: no
Cause: undetermined
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Martin Canyon Fire- three miles east of Bellevue. |