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Wildfire in Caribou Highlands, Idaho
Wildfire August 26, 2017 · Caribou Highlands, Idaho
What the National Weather Service wrote
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.
The wider storm
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 718429. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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