Idaho Fire Information

For Immediate Release: July 28, 2018

Contact: Kelsey Brizendine, 208-732-7315

Twin Falls District BLM Fire Update

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Bruneau Fire

●       Location: five miles northwest of Murphy Hot Springs 

●       Size: estimated 61,000 acres

●       Contain: estimated 7/29 at 8 p.m.

●       Control: unknown

●       Resources: three dozers, 13 engines, one fuel truck, one camp crew, Three Creek Rangeland Fire Protection Association (RFPA), three water tenders

●       Fuel type: grass and brush

●       Fire behavior: smoldering and creeping

●       Structures threatened: structures in the area are not immediately threatened

●       Cause: lightning

Fire behavior remained calm yesterday with minimal fire growth. Crews continue to improve containment lines and mop up hotspots. Structures near the fire remain secure at this time. Due to the remote location of the fire, updates may be delayed.

For More Information-

●       Kelsey Brizendine, Fire Information and Prevention Officer, kbrizendine@blm.gov

●       208-308-5991

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