HURD FIRE KEPT IN CHECK
Weather shift, massive firefighting effort keeps wildfire away from homes
Subdued weather and a massive firefighting effort corralled the Hurd Fire last week, keeping the blaze from damaging homes on west side of Lake Cascade, including Tamarack Resort. The fire, which was started by lightning Aug. 21, was declared 80 percent contained Wednesday morning after burning 1,331 acres in steep, hard-to-access terrain and dense subalpine fir trees...
A tree explodes in flames during the height of the battle to control the Hurd Fire near Tamarack resort last week.
Photo courtesy of Boise National Forest
