Firefighters gain ground on Turner Fire
A view of the Turner Fire, now under the control of Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 1.
Courtesy photo
A view of the Upper Smith Fire at the border of Canada, looking west.
Photo courtesy USDA FOREST SERVICE
A map showing the location and perimeter of the Upper Smith Fire.
A map showing the perimeter of the Turner Fire.
Map courtesy USDA FOREST SERVICE
BONNERS FERRY — Roughly two days after it was first reported and quickly spread due to high winds, a full suppression effort has brought containment of the Turner Fire to 43%.
"We're very, very thankful for the work that went into both (the Turner and Smith fires) by the local fire department resources, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Wildland Fire Service and the Idaho Department of Lands, they've set us up for success," Mark Goeller, deputy incident commander for Northern Rockies Complex Incident Management Team 1, said.