Gwen Fire Official Update, With Photos

GWEN FIRE INITIAL REPORTS

Acres: 2000

Initial Dispatch Report: July 24

Location: South of Juliaetta Idaho, about 30 miles outside Lewiston near State Highway 3 in Latah County, Idaho near Clearwater River

Jurisdiction: Nez Perce Reservation, threatening Idaho Department of Lands Forest/Fire Protection areas

Resources/Agencies include: The Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho Department of Lands, area rural fire departments, local landowners

 

***A second fire, The River Fire, was also reported today, and is located on the east end of Arrow Highline Road, west of the town of Myrtle in Latah County along the Clearwater River. Last acreage reported was 2000 acres***

 

EVACUATIONS are in place, there are road closures, initial reports show structures lost. A second fire is approximately 6 miles away.

RESOURCES: Fire crews, engines, dozers, water scoopers, air tankers, helicopters.

 

Evacuation map source: https://www.facebook.com/NPCEmergencyManagement  
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