As Badger Fire Burns More Than 35,000 Acres in Idaho, Rock Creek Ordered to Evacuate
High winds and "critically dry fuels" enabled the Badger Fire to spread rapidly in Idaho and as weather remains a concern for firefighting efforts, officials are telling people that now is the time to leave the area.
The southern Idaho fire ignited on Saturday and within less than a week, it's grown to 35,706 acres, as of Friday morning. Residents in South Hills were put under a mandatory evacuation order hours after they and Rock Creek residents were told to prepare to evacuate in the event fire conditions posed a threat to their safety.
The Twin Falls Sheriff's Office announced the evacuation order for Rock Creek Canyon on Facebook and the National Forest Service announced on Twitter that a shelter was established at the Eastside Southern Baptist Church. People evacuating could bring their livestock to the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds.
Red Flag weather conditions were expected to continue on Friday with winds of up to 35 miles per hour, low relative humidity and temperatures in the high 60's. Red Flag Warnings, issued by the National Weather Service, indicate that weather conditions present an increased risk of fire danger and parts of Idaho were under a warning until 9 p.m. local time on Friday.
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Maybe now that a red state is burning the Mango Mussolini will give a shit. Nah he only cares about himself.
