Cherry Fire expands to 130 acres, additional resources to arrive Wednesday morning

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UPDATE: July 15 at 5:30 p.m.

The fire has grown to 130 acres with no containment, according to the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL). No structures are being threatened.

IDL is battling the fire with assistance from the US Forest Service, Bennett Lumber, Clearwater Potlatch Timber Protective Association, Deary Rural Fire Department and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation.

A Type 3 Incident Management Team has been ordered and will take over the fire Wednesday morning.

DEARY, Idaho – About one mile northeast of Deary, Idaho Department of Land firefighters are fighting a 30 to 50 acre fire burning in active logging units.

The fire was first reported on July 14 at 9 p.m. and 70 personnel are now fighting the fire, according to the Idaho Department of Land.

ON the scene there are two 20-person hand crews, two dozers, one Feller buncher, two tenders, six engines, air attack and one Type 3 helicopter.

Additional air resources have been ordered, including two Type 1 helicopters, two Single-Engine Air Tankers, one Large Air Tanker and four SIngle-Engine Water Scoopers.

A Type 3 Incident Management Team has been ordered. Crews that worked through the night experienced a rapid increase in fire this morning.

The cause of the fire is still unknown.

ORIGINAL COVERAGE: July 15 at 11:45 a.m.


 

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