Fire crews, Mother Nature douse KNF's largest fire of 2024
From Quartz Mountain Road, smoke blows off the China Mountain Fire on the evening of Monday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
Lincoln County’s largest wildfire of 2024 has been suppressed following work by area fire crews and soaking rains Wednesday and Thursday.
The China Mountain Fire, listed at 213 acres after aircraft with infrared technology surveyed it, was reported at about 3:05 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13. The cause remains unknown.
According to Kootenai National Forest Public Affairs Officer Larona Rebo, multiple helicopters were utilized to support ground crews with water drops to actively suppress the China Mountain Fire. Helicopters were using multiple different water sources including the Kootenai River, China Lake and a pond in the Pulpit drainage.
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