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.
August 5, 2023
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August 5, 2023 1:09 a.m.
Ridge Creek Fire continues to burn
Locals on alert for potential evacuations
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.