More than 20 active fires burning in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — There are more than 20 active fires burning in Idaho.
The three largest include the Snake River Complex, the Mud Lick Fire, and the Dixie Fire.
The biggest is the Snake Rive Complex south of Lewiston. Despite our hot temperatures, crews have been making good progress on this fire. It is now 85 percent contained.
So far this fire has burned more than 107,000 acres.
The Dixie Fire is more than 38,000 acres. It recently grew by 51,000 acres but firefighters said this is due to successful burnout operations.
The Dixie Fire is about 18 percent contained.
The Mud Lick Fire is burning in the Salmon-Challis National Forest.
It is about 17,000 acres with 50 percent containment. Two smaller fires are also burning in the region.
There are 86 active large fires across the country right now, according to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). Most of them are here in the West.
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