UPDATE (4/22): The Lavaside Fire grew to around 500 acres within 24 hours of it starting.
The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Fire reported the fire right outside of Firth is now estimated at 500 acres. Evacuations are in place and a Red Cross shelter has been set up A. W. Johnson Elementary.
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— Bureau of Land Management Idaho Fire (@BLMIdahoFire) April 22, 2021
*UPDATE 04.22.21 4 p.m.: EVACUATIONS IN PLACE.* Firefighters are aggressively engaging the fire to protect structures. Fire estimated at 500 acres & is west of Firth & visible from I-15. Please refrain from spring burning activities. pic.twitter.com/25DlyeEapU
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A fire several miles away from Firth quickly grew to more than 200 acres Wednesday.
The Lavaside fire, burning between a canal and the Snake River west of Firth, grew to around 200 acres after starting around 4 p.m. April 21, according to Bureau of Land Management Idaho Fire. The fire is currently 0% contained with no estimated containment time.
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— Bureau of Land Management Idaho Fire (@BLMIdahoFire) April 22, 2021
UPDATE 4.21.21 8pm: Winds have died down slowing the fire's progress to the south. The fire is burning between a canal & the Snake River, west of Firth. The fire is estimated at 200 acres.
Photo from earlier. Credit: Tom Bergen pic.twitter.com/irWNMYy4fN
The fire moved south due to light winds that have since slowed down and slowed the fire's movement, according to BLM Idaho Fire. The fire is buring on flat terrain with grass, brush and juniper. Several agencies including BLM responded to the fire.
There are structures a halfmile from the fire but no closures are currently in place.
