Four large fires continue to burn in Southern Idaho, including two of the nation's top priority wildfires.
We'll continue to keep close tabs on the Beaver Creek Fire burning in the Sawtooth National Forest as it moves closer to the towns of Sun Valley, Ketchum, and Hailey. Several areas are under mandatory evacuation orders.
Here's the latest on the four fires:
Beaver Creek Fire | Lightning caused, started Aug. 7
- Burning on the Sawtooth National Forest near Sun Valley, Ketchum, Hailey
- 92,754 acres or 144 square miles
- Nearly 700 personnel are working the fire, and that number is expected to increase
- It's burning in timber, grass and sagebrush
- At least one primary residence has been destroyed and damage to several others has been reported.
- 6 percent contained
Elk Complex | Lightning caused, started Aug. 8
- Burning on the Boise National Forest south of Pine, Idaho
- 126,366 acres or 197 square miles
- More than 800 personnel are working the fire
- It's burning in timber, brush and grass
- 81 structures have been lost, this includes 38 homes and 43 outbuildings
- 50 percent contained
McCan Fire | Lightning caused, started Aug. 7
- Burning in the Twin Falls District northwest of Fairfield, Idaho
- 23,389 acres or 36 square miles
- It's burning in grass, sagebrush and some timber
- At least 275 personnel are working the fire
- It's currently 90 percent contained and full containment is expected Saturday night
Pony Complex | Lightning caused, started Aug. 8
- Burning in the Boise District 12 miles northeast of Mountain Home, Idaho
- 149,384 acres or 233 square miles
- It's burning in grass and sage with some timber
- Nearly 300 personnel are working the fire
- It's 90 percent contained
Elk Complex spokesman Jerry Rohnert says that fire is slowing down as it continues to burn into the burn scar from the 2012 Trinity Ridge Fire. Fire managers are reassigning some personnel from the Elk Complex to the Beaver Creek Fire.
Rohnert says evacuated residents of Pine and Featherville will be allowed to check on their homes, with proof of residency, beginning at 5:00 p.m. Sunday. Power will be fully restored by noon Sunday.
"Since they're [fire managers] starting to reassign resources, they're felling really good about the way the fire is going," says Rohnert.