'Fire on the mountain'
A wildland firefighter comes down from Canfield Mountain after battling the Nettleton Gulch Road fire in Coeur d'Alene.
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A helicopter circles around to come back after dropping water on the Nettleton Gulch fire in Coeur d'Alene.
The fire area is about 26 acres and crews Sunday night were able to establish hand lines on two-thirds of the west flank. On Monday, firefighters worked on minimizing fire growth. There are no evacuations and no structures are currently deemed at risk as of press time.
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Jim Pierce came back to see the firefighting efforts near the Nettleton Gulch Road Fire on Monday afternoon. Nora Pierce, his wife, was home alone with their dog, Mowgli, at the time of the wildland fire and shootings Sunday. Jim was worried and told her to get her gun and go into the basement for safety.
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A helicopter with a bucket flies over Nettleton Gulch Road after dropping water onto the Nettleton Gulch fire on Canfield Mountain.
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Jim Pierce and Eva Waddell shake hands after Waddell drops off supplies for first responders Monday on Nettleton Gulch Road.
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COEUR d’ALENE — Nora Pierce was home near Miner's Loop and Shadduck Lane off Nettleton Gulch Road with her dog, Mowgli, on Sunday when her husband, Jim, alerted her that there was trouble on Canfield Mountain and that she should prepare for anything.
“He said, 'There’s a fire on the mountain and we don’t know what’s going on. Get your .38 and go into the basement,'” Nora said.
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