Idaho
Fire in Idaho causes smoky skies in Bitterroot Valley
MISSOULA, Mont. — Bitterroot National Forest officials reported Friday that a fast-growing wildfire burning in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest was responsible for unhealthy air quality in Hamilton.
The Wye Fire, burning approximately 4.5 miles northwest of Freeman Peak and 7 miles northeast of the Moose Creek Airstrip, started Thursday and had grown to 7,000 acres as of Friday afternoon.
The fire was unstaffed Friday due to higher priority fires closer to populated areas and communities.