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This was a pretty crazy experience over the weekend. I took my family to the extremely secret T-Cave near Mammoth Cave and when we came out there was a massive fire just to the East of us!

SHOSHONE, Idaho (KLIX) – A rapidly growing fire is drawing multiple resources to fight the blaze that broke out about 2:30 p.m. today near Shoshone and has caused the evacuation of nearby residents.

SHOSHONE, Idaho (KLIX) Firefighters are working to contain a fire burning near the city of Shoshone that flared up overnight that is threatening structures.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) Fire officials are investigating the cause of a fire that flared up early this morning south of Murtaugh.

I took a long drive Saturday and got a close-up look at some scorched earth.

UPDATE: Interstate 84 reopened Tuesday after 5 p.m., and as of 9 p.m. the fire had burned roughly 3,000 acres.

WENDELL, Idaho (KLIX) – Fire crews are still mopping up a fire that started Monday evening about 3 miles north of Wendell.

I've lived in quite a few different states and nowhere has had so many wildfires as we get here in Idaho each year.

UPDATE, 4:15 p.m.: Highway 75 has reopened, but travelers are urged to use caution in the area as crews continue to fight a blaze about two miles north of Shoshone.

OAKLEY, Idaho (KLIX) – Fire crews responded to a blaze caused by lightning Sunday afternoon west of Oakley.

USAF C-130 Fire Training from SldInfo.com on Vimeo. With all of the moisture Idaho has received this winter and spring, it is hard to imagine wildfires.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials on Monday released an ambitious wildfire-fighting and restoration plan to protect a wide swath of sagebrush country in the intermountain West that supports cattle ranching and is home to an imperiled bird.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A portion of a popular backcountry ski system in central Idaho will open this winter following a wildfire that burned through the area this summer.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The federal government's 5-year, $67 million rehabilitation effort following a rangeland wildfire in southwest Idaho and southeast Oregon is entering its second year with another round of herbicide applications combined with plantings of native species.

BURLEY, Idaho (KLIX) – Fire officials are worried that a cold front expected over the weekend could bring winds and cause a wildfire near Elba to expand.

Several hunting seasons are just getting started in Idaho.  Kelton Hatch from Idaho Fish & Game paid us his monthly visit.  We got details on tags and training and also some safety tips when it comes to wildlife and wildfires.  This is a busy time for Fish & Game because the office is also manning state and county fairs.  You ...

BOISE, Idaho (KLIX)- Idaho officials have issued a air quality caution for Blaine County because of smoke created by wildfires.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Fire crews are fighting a fast-spreading wildfire in southwest Idaho that destroyed two outbuildings as it quickly grew to more than 5 square miles in size Tuesday.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For the fifth time, officials have spotted an unauthorized drone flying over a southern Utah wildfire.

ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. (AP) — A growing network of online cameras installed on forested mountaintops is changing the way crews fight fires by allowing early detection that triggers quicker, cheaper and more tactical suppression.