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Idaho Power Beaver Creek Fire Update
2013-08-18 10:40:56| Energy - Topix.net
Overnight, the fast-moving Beaver Creek Fire caused damage to Idaho Power structures on two different lines, despite vigilant efforts by crews to manage vegetation that can serve as fuel for fire.
Hundreds evacuated as wildfire menaces Idaho ski resort towns
2013-08-17 02:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Firefighters battled on Friday to check a fast-moving wildfire raging near the Sun Valley ski resort in Idaho, where more than 1,000 people were evacuated as flames menaced multimillion-dollar homes in the area, authorities said. The so-called Beaver Creek Fire, the nation's top firefighting priority, has raced across 64,000 acres of mountains and canyons intersected by luxury housing developments since it was sparked by lightning in the Sawtooth National Forest on August 7. Occupants of more than...
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Soaring temperatures may complicate fight against Idaho wildfire
2013-08-16 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A massive wildfire raging in the Idaho mountains crept ever closer to a pair of nearly deserted resort towns on Thursday, with firefighters bracing for soaring temperatures and high winds that could complicate their work, federal fire managers said. The so-called Elk Complex Fire, which has been nipping at the edges of the south central Idaho communities of Pine and Featherville for days, has already devoured 38 homes and 43 other structures outside the city limits since it was sparked by lightning...
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Wildfire threatens two Idaho mountain towns; evacuations ordered
2013-08-14 01:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A wildfire nipping at the edges of two Idaho mountain resort towns has destroyed about a dozen homes, prompting authorities to intensify calls to hundreds of residents to heed mandatory orders to evacuate, fire officials said on Tuesday. It was unclear how many of the 1,000 summer residents of the towns of Pine and Featherville had actually left their homes ahead of the lightning-sparked blaze, which has already charred 99,000 acres and is now the nation's top firefighting priority. It is the...
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Idaho Power Crews Gain on Outages, Despite Limited Access
2013-08-13 22:26:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Idaho Power crews are working 16-hour shifts to begin rebuilding power lines in the black where theyve been allowed access. For safety in the difficult terrain, they must work in daylight. read more
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