NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: August 5, 2020
Contact: Rebecca Flick, 208-308-5991
Twin
Falls District BLM Fire Update
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TWIN FALLS, Idaho -- The Clover Creek fire was reported to South
Central Idaho Interagency Dispatch Center around 5 p.m. on Aug. 4. Three Creek
Rangeland Fire Protection Association (RFPA), Twin Falls District (TFD) BLM engine crews, along with several
aircraft worked to construct containment lines around the fire last night. Dozers
were able to complete lines on either side of the fire and are currently
reinforcing some areas of the line where the fire could spread.
Crews are facing challenging access as they mop up hot spots in heavy brush. Aircraft
along with Three Creek RFPA resources are no longer on scene.
Clover Creek Fire
● Location: approximately 49 miles west of
Twin Falls, near Wintercamp Butte.
● Size: estimated acres 1,100
● Containment: estimated Aug. 5 at noon.
● Control: estimated Aug. 6 at 6 p.m.
● Resources: six TFD engines, one dozer,
and one water tender.
● Fuel type: grass and brush
● Fire behavior: creeping and smoldering
● Structures threatened: none
● Cause: lightning
For More Information,
● Rebecca Flick, Fire Information and
Prevention Officer, rflick@blm.gov
● 208-308-5991
● Idaho Wildfires visit www.IdahoFireInfo.com