Wildfire Alert: Billy Creek Fire – Current as of 7:00 PM PT on 7/4/2024
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***Update***
7:00 p.m. PT July 4, 2024
The Billy Creek Fire has rapidly grown to over 3,000 acres with structures around a mile away. Structure protection is in place through air support along the Snake River. Idaho Department of Lands has ordered a Complex Team. The order has been filled by Team 1 out of The Northern Rockies.
Fire name: Billy Creek Fire
Jurisdiction: Idaho Department of Lands
Dispatch: Grangeville
Size: over 3,000 acres
Location: Off of the Snake River near Idaho/Washington border - see map attachment
Initial attack response: IDL fire crews, other agencies assisting, aircraft dropping retardant
Structures: There are structures in the area, fire crews are working hard to protect them
Evacuations: None
Landscape: Fire is burning in brush and grass
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CONTACT:
Marin Sanborn
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 9 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.