UPDATE JULY 10, 12:12 P.M.
SNAKE RIVER, Idaho – According to the Idaho Department of Lands, the Billy Creek Fire has grown to over 3,185 acres and the fire is 63% contained.
The incident management team at the scene said that units are still fighting the fire. There are no evacuations or closures at this time.
Fire crews said that they are 14 personal combating the fire at this time.
UPDATE JULY 8, 11:40 a.m.
SNAKE RIVER, Idaho – According to the Idaho Department of Lands, the Billy Creek Fire has grown to over 3,169 acres and the fire is 33% contained.
The incident management team at the scene said that units are still fighting the fire. There are no evacuations or closures at this time.
UPDATE JULY 4, 7 p.m.
SNAKE RIVER, Idaho – According to the Idaho Department of Lands, the Billy Creek Fire has grown to over 3,000 acres.
There are no evacuations in place as of 7 p.m..
UPDATE JULY 4, 1:52 P.M.
According to the Idaho Department of Lands, the Bill Creek Fire has now grown to 1,500 acres.
UPDATE 9 P.M.
The department reported that the fire is was 1,000 acres at around 6 p.m. with structures located approximately a mile away and facing erratic winds. Assistance is being provided by a large air tanker from the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
UPDATE 6:45 P.M.
Fire crews are battling a 150-acre brush fire along the Snake River near the Idaho-Washington state border.
The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) reported the fire on July 3rd around 3 p.m. The fire is burning through brush and grass near Snake River.
According to IDL, fire crews, assisted by other agencies and aircraft dropping retardants, are actively working to contain the fire. While structures are present in the area, none are currently threatened, and no evacuation orders have been issued.
This is a developing story, and more information will be provided later.
