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August 19 Update Parker Ridge: Crews
ignite controlled field burns; no new advances
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August 19, 2015 |
 Crews
on the Parker Ridge Fire at the West Side of the
northern end of Boundary County continue to work
both day and night in their efforts to shore up
the north and south borders of the fire
perimeter. This is critical as these are areas
where homes, other structures, and private
property and timber are located.
The map accompanying this article, provided by
the Idaho Panhandle National Forest, gives a
great depiction of the location of the fire and
its perimeter, and the locations of structures
near the fire. (You can click on the map to view
a larger, more legible and detailed view of the
map).
You can also click on a couple of the photos
with this article to view larger versions of the
photos.
Collective resources from private, state, county
and federal agencies continue to coordinate
efforts on fighting this fire.
As part of the strategy to attack this fire,
beginning this morning, crews, landowners, and
farmers in the area started planned, controlled
field burning of fields that had been harvested
and left in stubble. It was planned to burn
approximately 4,000 acres. It is hoped this will help
limit the progression of the fire. These
controlled burns have produced increased smoke
in our area.
Currently, there are 117 personnel assigned to
the Parker Ridge Fire. Its acreage is estimated
at 6,139 acres, and containment remains at 0%.
Aircraft are still available for use in water
drops on the fire.
Fire officials have arranged for an information
board to be staffed and available at the
Boundary County Fair, which begins today, to
continue to provide the community with
information on the fire.
As a reminder, the West Side Road continues to
be open to local traffic only, as a significant
number of hazard trees have fallen across the
road.
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