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For Immediate Release:
July 29,
2018
Contact: Kelsey Brizendine, 208-732-7315
Twin Falls
District BLM Fire Update
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Sharps Fire
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Location: six
miles east of Bellevue on Sharps Canyon Road
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Size: estimated 3,000
acres
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Contain: unknown
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Control: unknown
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Resources: eight
engines, two water tenders, two dozers, Bellevue Rural Fire Department,
Woodriver Rural Fire Department, Hailey Rural Fire Department, Carey Rural Fire
Department, Sawtooth National Forest
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Fuel
type: grass and timber
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Fire
behavior: running, torching, spotting
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Structures
threatened: yes
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Cause: under
investigation
The Sharps Fire was reported to South
Idaho dispatch at 11:15 this morning. The fire is burning grass and heavy
timber in steep difficult terrain. Firefighters are experiencing extreme fire behavior
with running, spotting and torching. Gusty winds, low humidity, high
temperatures and passing thunderstorms are of concern. Structures are
threatened. Muldoon Canyon Road is closed from EE-DA-HO Ranch entrance to Baugh
Creek Road. Both the Little Wood River
Reservoir and the High 5 Creek Recreation area have been evacuated and are
closed to the public.
For More Information-
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Kelsey Brizendine, Fire Information and Prevention Officer,
kbrizendine@blm.gov
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208-308-5991
