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Additional firefighting resources in North Idaho
7/30/2015 2:57:59 PM



CATEGORIES:
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Bonner County, ID
Boundary County, ID
Kootenai County, ID
Shoshone County, ID

Start Date: 7/27/2015 -  
Extra firefighting resources were brought to North Idaho because forests were drier than they have been since the 1950s, said a U.S. Forest Service spokesman. The potential for extreme fire behavior increased the need for the 20 aircraft, 43 engines and 200 firefighters assigned to the area for initial attacks. Spokane Spokesman-Review (Wash.), July 27, 2015
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