55 structures destroyed in River Road East Fire
All that remains of a large wooden dairy barn that was lost to the River Road East fire. The barn sits adjacent to Highway 200 two miles south of Paradise. (Chuck Bandel/VP-MI)
Sanders County Sheriff Shawn Fielders addresses the crowd at last Thursday's public fire information forum at Plains High School. (Chuck Bandel/VP-MI)
A blocked road in northwest part of River Road East Fire on Friday, August 25. (InciWeb photo)
Firefighters patrol fireline during firing operation on the River Road East Fire on Sunday, August 27. (InciWeb photo)
Progress and patience were two of the key words emerging from a public information meeting this past Thursday regarding the River Road East Fire near Paradise and Plains.
“We’ve spent a lot of time doing structure defense operations,” Northern Rockies Team One Incident Commander Brent Olson told the gathering of approximately 75 area residents during the meeting at Plains High School...
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