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SALMON — A wildland firefighter died this week after suffering a medical emergency while battling the Moose Fire north of Salmon. Gerardo Rincon, 48, was a crew boss from Oregon working for North Reforestation Inc., according to a post from the U.S. Forest Service. He died during the early morning on Tuesday. “Gerardo served as […]
Despite much of the West seeing record rainfall in August, heightened wildfire conditions have returned to the region, coupled with abnormally high temperatures.
IDAHO FALLS – At more than 107,000 acres, the Moose Fire near Salmon is the nation’s largest active wildfire. The human-caused blaze is approaching two months since it started five miles southwest of North Fork on Salmon-Challis National Forest land. It’s 44% contained, as of Wednesday, and officials are still investigating how it started and […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Evacuations are in place ahead of a west-central Idaho wildfire...
The Moose Fire started 5 miles southwest of North Fork, Idaho, and has burned on both sides of the Salmon River.