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Smoke will Fill the Sky in Parts of Idaho

Benito Baeza — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:02:02 +0000

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — If you thought the summer's smoky skies were a thing of the past, think again: Federal land managers say it's the season for fall burning activities. Starting next week, Bureau of Land Management officials on the Boise District plan to begin pile burning operations in several locations across southwestern Idaho

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Most of Yellowstone Closes

Benito Baeza — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:46:51 +0000

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — The National Park Service says most roads in Yellowstone National Park will close for the season at 8 a.m. Monday (11/5). The agency says roads to most of the park's popular tourist destinations are closing so workers can prepare the roads for commercially guided snowmobile and snow coach travel, which starts Dec

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Murtaugh Team Too Injured to Play

Benito Baeza — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:39:26 +0000

MURTAUGH, Idaho (AP) — One by one, players for a southern Idaho football team fell to injury — so many that by the third quarter, Murtaugh High School didn't have enough healthy boys to continue

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Fire Season to Heat Up

Benito Baeza — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:08:32 +0000

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Wildfire experts say states across the West are now at the highest risk of the season for wildfires as hot weather patterns continue to dry out fuels and forests across the region

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Fire Season Outlook

Benito Baeza — Wed, 30 May 2012 13:03:11 +0000

Twin Falls (KLIX)- Fire crews have stepped up their training for the incoming fire season. Bureau of Land Management says crews are heading into the area to brush up on skills. There are about 60 return employees with about 40 new hires. They’ll be testing and training in the

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Idaho Fire Season Predicted To Be Normal

Kelly Klaas — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:08:39 +0000

(AP) Idaho expects a normal fire season - for now -- as much of the west braces for an active and dangerous season. The state's mountain ranges have normal snowpack, reservoirs are dumping water for snowmelt and early spring has brought more rain and snow, even in the desert-like south.

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