BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — A series of wildfires in the Boise National Forest continues to burn in locations from Garden Valley to Cascade.
Resources from all over have been deployed to help battle these different fires, several of which were sparked by lightning strikes.
Boise Firefighters have been deployed to assist near Cascade. Boise Fire's Brush 12 was sent to assist on the Boulder fire, currently believed to be slightly more than 1,900 acres burning south of Cascade Reservoir, but have been redeployed to the much larger Snag Fire to help protect the Warm Lake area.
The Snag Fire is currently estimated at more than 19,560 acres and is 0% contained.
The latest closure information from authorities says, "The Warm Lake Highway is closed at the Horsethief Road intersection east toward Warm Lake and from the Johnson Creek Road intersection west toward Warm Lake. Scott Valley residents will be allowed access. Anyone currently planning to exit via the Warm Lake Highway will need to use an alternate evacuation route if it becomes necessary to leave the area. Please refer to the attached map for safe routes (noted in yellow). A “ready” evacuation order remains in place for those in Zone 1 around Warm Lake and Zone 2 around Horsethief Reservoir."
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