Wildfire Alert: Hatwai Fire – Current as of 7:15 a.m. PT on 8/01/22

Idaho Department of Lands sent this bulletin at 08/01/2022 08:27 AM MDT

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FIRE INFORMATION NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 1, 2022, 7:15 a.m. Pacific Time

IDL Fire crews and partners keep wildfire from damaging homes and structures in Lewiston

(Boise) – The Hatwai Fire was reported just before midnight July 31, 2022 near Lewiston, Idaho and continues to be active today, August 1, 2022. It is between 50-60 acres and threatened 10-20 homes, but no structures were lost. Only about 2-5 structures remain threatened this morning. No evacuations were issued.

The fire is at the bottom of the Lewiston Grade in grass and brush. This is land protected by the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) Fire and is in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI).

IDL Fire’s own Teakean Hand Crew is arriving today to dig fire line and help prevent fire spread. Since the start of the fire 4 IDL Fire engines, a Nez Perce Tribe Fire Management engine, and the Nez Perce County Rural Fire Department assisted in the quick response to the fire. The cause is under investigation and an IDL Fire Investigator is expected at the scene today.

Fire activity today is smoldering and creeping, with the hope that the fire will not move out of the current acreage. But it will be another triple-digit day with low humidity and moderate winds which is a concern.

Highway 95 is open but emergency vehicles will be in and around the area today.

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208-334-0233, fireinformation@idl.idaho.gov

About IDL Fire: Idaho Department of Lands Fire Management (IDL Fire) in partnership with two Timber Protection Associations and with the support of rural volunteer fire departments and other partners, are responsible for fire suppression and prevention on more than 6.3 million acres of state and private forests and rangelands in Idaho. IDL Fire focuses on initial attack with the goal of keeping fires at 10 acres or less. IDL Fire protects and preserves important endowment timber assets that help fund Idaho schools and other beneficiaries, as well as millions of acres of private forestland.

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Idaho Department of Lands in partnership with two Timber Protection Associations and with the support of rural volunteer fire departments and other partners, provides fire suppression and prevention on 6.3 million acres of state and private forests and rangelands in Idaho. IDL focuses on initial attack with the goal of keeping fires at 10 acres or less. IDL protects and preserves important endowment timber assets that help fund Idaho schools and other beneficiaries, as well as millions of acres of private forestland.

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