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Fire crews are taking advantage of rains that have eased some fire activity on the Ross Fork Fire north of Ketchum

IDAHO FALLS (KIVI) – Fires continue to burn across the state and across the country. So far this year, over 49,000 wildfires have burned over 6 million acres across the nation according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Right now in Idaho, over a dozen wildfires continue to burn and officials have elevated the national […]

The U.S. Forest Service in the Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho has issued a warning to drone pilots to stay away from wildfires.

BLAINE COUNTY — The Federal Emergency Management Agency authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Ross Fork Fire burning in Blaine County, according to

The Blaine County Sheriff's Office is preparing for possible evacuations south of Galena Summit as the Ross Fork Fire moves south

Fighting these fires come at a cost. According to NIFC, suppression efforts for the Moose Fire cost $69.5 million, $28.4 for the Four Corners Fire and $3.5 million for the Ross Fork Fire.

The phenomenon that has been present for several days fuels forest fires and threatens to cause power outages.

The haze drifting over the central Colorado Rocky Mountains is coming from wildfires in Utah. Meteorologist Scott Stearns with the National Weather

The Ross Fork Fire burning through brush and timber in the southern part of the Sawtooth Valley has prompted broader closures in the area

Roughly 200 people were told to evacuate and sheriff's deputies were trying to track down campers and other recreationists after a wildfire exploded in