Community meeting announced for growing Nellie, Bulldog Fires

UPDATE (August 27, 9:56 am) : The fires burning in the Middle Fork Complex remain at 5% containment as Highway 21 remains closed from milepost 84 - 130.

The Nellie and Bulldog Fires have burned a combined 47,400 acres since August 8. Now the goal for fire crews is to herd the larger Nellie Fire into a previously burned area to prevent it from moving north.

No homes or structures in the Deadwood area near the fires have been lost at this time.

A community meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, August 28 at 6 pm at the White Barn Building (85 Severance Rd) in Garden Valley. The meeting will see the incident commander as well as other key team members providing updates on the fire containment progress.

UPDATE (August 26, 10:30 am) : The fires burning in the Middle Fork Complex have continued to grow following a series of evacuations ordered for parts of Boise County.

The Nellie and Bulldog fires now cover 46,994 acres in the area and remain just 5% contained.

A community meeting will be held on Monday, Aug. 16 at 6:00 pm, at the white barn, 85 Severance Road. The incident commander and key team members are expected to provide updates on the fires burning in the Middle Fork Complex and address questions from community members.

UPDATE: Danskin Station and Hanging Valley Subdivision remain under level 3, 'GO' evacutaions on Sunday.

The U.S. Forest Service says the Middle Fork Complex, a combination of the Bulldog and Nellie fires is now 45,992 acres in size.

Banks-Lowman road is closed from Lowman to Alder Creek Road, near Garden Valley.

A community meeting will be held on Monday, Aug. 16 at 6:00 pm, at the white barn, 85 Severance Road.

Original Story: The Boise County Sheriff's Office has ordered level 3, 'GO' evacuations for the Danskin Station and Hanging Valley Subdivision.

Lightning Creek Road is under level 2, 'SET' evacuations, while South Fork Rd, north of Grimes Pass is under level 1, 'READY' orders.

Banks-Lowman road remains partially closed on Saturday, as the Middle Fork Complex continues to burn north of Crouch, in Boise County.

Bureau of Land Management

The road is closed between the Alder Creek Airstrip in Garden Valley to Lowman.

The U.S. Forest Service will hold a community meeting on Saturday at 6 PM to provide updates and address questions.

The meeting will be held at 342 Village Circle in Crouch.

On Friday, both the Nellie and Bulldog fires both grew in size.