Bumblebee Peak News Today

Fire crews are making strides to contain the Bee Top Fire located 5 miles northeast of town. Crews continue to build an indirect fireline adjacent to the Lightning Creek river bottom and to the ridge to the southwestern portion of the fire. In addition, the Boise Interagency Hot Shot Crew removed hazard tree and built an indirect fireline to a ridge southwest of the fire, moving from the river bottom to a temporary camp midway up the slope.

Wildfire activity increased over the weekend across the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Above-average temperatures and below-normal precipitation in the last two months have created unseasonably dry fuel conditions and active fire behavior.