Ridge Creek Fire continues to burn
Smoke billows to the north of homes on the northern tip of Hayden Lake as the Ridge Creek Fire burns Friday afternoon.
DEVIN WEEKS/Press
Single-engine airtankers scoop water from Hayden Lake as efforts are underway Friday to control the Ridge Creek Fire.
A helicopter is seen above the trees as efforts are underway Friday to control the Ridge Creek Fire burning on national forest land north of Hayden Creek Road in the Ridge Creek drainage.
A female moose and other woodland creatures were seen on the north end of Hayden Lake as the Ridge Creek Fire raged in the area Friday.
Northern Lakes Fire District Deputy Fire Marshal Chris Larson, right, and Hayden Lake resident John Huizinga look to the north Friday afternoon as smoke billows from the Ridge Creek Fire.
A helicopter moves a bucket of water over the trees Friday to the Ridge Creek Fire above Hayden Lake.
HAYDEN LAKE — Residents on the north and east sides of Hayden Lake were bracing for possible evacuation Friday as the Ridge Creek Fire continued to burn in heavy timber 3.5 miles east of the north tip of the lake along Hayden Creek Road in the Ridge Creek drainage....
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