Wildfire — Caribou Highlands, Idaho

2017-08-26 · Caribou Highlands, Idaho

Event narrative

A human caused fire started on the south side of Turner west of Grace and quickly spread east on August 26th at 3:30 pm MDT. Strong winds made the fire run quickly and it destroyed several snowmobiles and cars parked in an open field. The fire crossed the Bear River and jumped River Road as it headed toward Grace. It destroyed a shop building and damaged a hay barn and shed after it jumped the road. The fire was contained after reaching 50 acres before it could reach the city of Grace. forty firefighters and 16 fire trucks responded to the fire.

Wider weather episode

A human caused fire started on the south side of Turner west of Grace and quickly spread east on August 26th at 3:30 pm MDT. Strong winds made the fire run quickly and it destroyed several snowmobiles and cars parked in an open field. The fire crossed the Bear River and jumped River Road as it headed toward Grace. It destroyed a shop building and damaged a hay barn and shed after it jumped the road. The fire was contained after reaching 50 acres before it could reach the city of Grace.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 718429. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.