A helicopter with a bucket flies over Nettleton Gulch Road after dropping water onto the Nettleton Gulch fire on Canfield Mountain.
July 1, 2025
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Nettleton Gulch Fire closure lifted
Burned area hazards remain
The Canfield Mountain area closure associated with the Nettleton Gulch Fire was lifted Tuesday afternoon. The fire had begun on National Forest System lands under the protection of the Idaho Department of Lands and after coordinated interagency firefighting efforts, the fire was 100% contained on Friday.
'Fire on the mountain'
Nettleton Gulch neighbors recount Sunday blaze; IDL says it was held to 26 acres
A full 24 hours after a sniper began firing at firefighters combating a brush fire on Nettleton Gulch Road, the smoke had cleared beyond the emergency staging area. Nora Pierce was home near the Cancourse by Miner's Loop and Shadduck Lane with her dog, Mowgli. Her husband, Jim Pierce, alerted her that there had been trouble on Canfield Mountain and that she should prepare for anything.