Idaho's largest wildfire now contained

08/31/10 BOISE -- Idaho's largest wildfire is 100 percent contained. The Long Butte Fire has burned more than 306,000 acres of brush and grass west of Hagerman. Lightning started the fire on August 21. Meanwhile, crews continue to watch for hot spots on several fires burning in the Boise National Forest. The Harris Complex southeast of Horseshoe Bend has burned more than 2,000 acres since last Thursday ...

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Inside the Idaho fire camp of 700 firefighters

08/30/10 HORSESHOE BEND, Idaho -- A number of fires are still burning in the Boise National Forest and on Idaho Department of Lands property. Many fully contained fires still require mopping up hot spots.  Nearly 700 firefighters are working from the incident command post near Horseshoe Bend on the remaining fires and mopping up the contained fires. NewsChannel 7 photojournalist Eric Turner was at the ...

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Snow, cold weather impacting Boise National Forest campgrounds

05/27/11 Boise National Forest officials say visitors will find many areas, including roads, trails and campgrounds still heavily impacted with snow this Memorial Day weekend, and many areas above 6,000 feet may

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