OK national news media, time to pay attention to the giant wildfires consuming Idaho: #beavercreekfire @CNN @nytimes @latimes @TheAtlantic
— JP Tuohy (@jp2e) August 16, 2013
@jp2e Agreed! Does anything exist between the coasts?
— Ben Winslow (@BenWinslow) August 17, 2013
@BenWinslow apparently not until its burnt to a crisp…
— JP Tuohy (@jp2e) August 17, 2013
Extreme fire activity has forced the evacuation of 1,600 homes near Idaho’s Sun Valley, KVAL is reporting.
More than 600 state and federal firefighters were working to get the blaze under control and protect homes in the affluent resort region that’s a second home to celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Hanks and Bruce Willis.
Another 1,000 firefighters were expected to report to the scene later Friday night, said Shawna Hartman, spokeswoman for the Beaver Creek Fire.
@RichardDreyfuss One of my cousin's pictures shows the severity of the fire and the heroism of the firefighters. pic.twitter.com/u2pOaWkaAy
— laura (@Hufflepuffen) August 17, 2013
@RichardDreyfuss Another shot to put it in perspective. 🙁 pic.twitter.com/KQ4YSvkH8z
— laura (@Hufflepuffen) August 17, 2013
A huge fire is closing in on Sun Valley Idaho. #beavercreekfire pic.twitter.com/jPuKauNmTh
— chandler (@cba) August 17, 2013
Lots of signs thanking firefighters around the base camp. #SunValley #Ketchum #wildfire pic.twitter.com/8ozJ7IZID7
— Jamie Grey (@TVNewsJamie) August 17, 2013
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Column of smoke more to the south is now showing most active (near Croy Creek Rd). There are homes and ranches near. pic.twitter.com/xLEwL7TKp9
— Jamie Grey (@TVNewsJamie) August 16, 2013
Still a lot of helicopters up on the Beaver Creek Fire. #SunValley #wildfire pic.twitter.com/CEoqFSmzMV
— Jamie Grey (@TVNewsJamie) August 17, 2013
Just interviewed sheriff after I found him watching the fire from camp. Says he's never seen a fire misbehave like this.
— Jamie Grey (@TVNewsJamie) August 17, 2013
Losing daylight in Hailey/Ketchum. Air crews have to come in a half hour past sundown. pic.twitter.com/8KAUkCmq5B
— Jamie Grey (@TVNewsJamie) August 17, 2013
Flames staring to crest on another ridge near camp. We are about a mile away. pic.twitter.com/KyvKlQiUT5
— Jamie Grey (@TVNewsJamie) August 17, 2013
One unconventional weapon in the fight against the wildfire: snow making machines.
Sun Valley's photo: http://t.co/YaPAiQe0sN Making snow in August, or preventing the #beavercreekfire from burning ski resort #sunvalley
— Twin Falls Guide (@tfguide) August 16, 2013
Langely Mcneal shares a photo of snow guns running at the top of @SunValley Bald Mtn. http://t.co/8qnLmDM60A #BeaverCreekFire
— KTVB.COM (@KTVB) August 16, 2013
Mandatory evacs spread to parts of Hailey, Ketchum & Sun Valley. Plus, parts of HWY 75 now closed: http://t.co/plofU2NNol #beavercreekfire
— Boise State Public Radio News (@KBSX915) August 17, 2013
Ramsey: Highway 75 WAS closed due to thick smoke, but smoke has lifted somewhat and highway is now open #BeaverCreekFire
— KTVB.COM (@KTVB) August 17, 2013
Don't take Sun Valley away from us! #sunvalley #beavercreekfire
— Pacific Brewing & Malting Co. (@pacificbrewing) August 17, 2013
Update:
The fire reportedly burned through an additional 30,000 acres overnight.
Just confirmed: the #beavercreekfire is now more than 92,000 acres in size. That's a bump of almost 30K acres overnight. #wildfires
— Boise State Public Radio News (@KBSX915) August 17, 2013
@housebella @lcbe Just confirmed: The fire is now more than 92,000 acres. That's about 140 square miles. #beavercreekfire
— Boise State Public Radio News (@KBSX915) August 17, 2013