This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies located in the American Redoubt region that are of interest to preppers and survivalists. Today, news coverage of several large wildfires.
Idaho
Arson investigation ongoing in Army Surplus fire.
And here is an interesting Twitter string. Note the mention of the store’s owner as “…a notorious Redoubter” by a liberal who seemed happy to see the store burn.
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Idaho Town Bans Crosses in Parade, Residents Disobey.
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Terry sent this news: Man killed in accidental shooting at Nampa gun range.
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Montana
Video: Fire Boss AT802 Airtanker Crash Helena Montana 10 July 2024.
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CM Russell Museum undergoes appraisal to enhance collections and accreditation.
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Horse Gulch fire grows over 11,600 acres.
Central & Eastern Oregon
Fire crews battle 114,000-acre Cow Valley Fire amid severe weather, zero containment. An excerpt:
“Fire Crew continue to battle the Cow Valley Fire which started on June 11 and has burned over 114,000 acres.
The Cow Valley Fire has grown rapidly through dry flashy fuels with severe weather conditions including extreme heat, high winds, and low humidity levels fulling the fire.
The Fire is to the northwest and west of Brogan and west of Highway 26 near the towns of Jamieson and Vale.
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the first time in 30 years, the Act mobilizes the Oregon State Fire Marshall task force units from Marion, Clatsop, Multnomah, Lane, and Umatilla counties to Malheur County.
On Saturday the fire grew to the southeast towards Bully Creek Reservoir and Cottonwood Mountain Lookout Road as fire crews completed strategic firing operations from Bully Creek Road to prevent the fire from going towards the geothermal power plant.
Crews are using both direct and indirect tactics to suppress the fire.
There are currently 195 crew members working on the fire which is zero percent contained at this time.”
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55,000-acre Falls Fire burning near Burns; State fire marshal mobilizing resources.
Central & Eastern Washington
Columbia Basin’s battle with Japanese beetles expands beyond initial quarantine zone.
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Driver under the influence causes crash that kills two teenagers.
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West Nile virus confirmed near Tri-Cities.
Wyoming
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Update on July 4 law enforcement involved shooting in Yellowstone.
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Family of Coin Shop murder victim speaks out.
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