The Big Grass Fire has grown to more than 440,000 acres as more than 1,000 firefighters from across the country continue battling extreme heat, dry terrain and dwindling water sources.
“It’s difficult. I mean, this is occurring all over the western United States right now. We’ve got folks on multiple fires,” Jaime Hidalgo, Operations Sector Chief with the U.S. Forest Service, said. “Speaking to specifically ours, it’s very challenging ground. I don’t think we’ve seen a temperature out here under 90.”
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Big grass fire grows to over 440,000 acres as firefighters battle heat, dry terrain and water shortages
Just under two weeks ago, I rode through the area with Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue and Owyhee County Sheriff Larry Kendrick, where local ranchers were calling for more resources as flames tore across the landscape…