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Smoke billowing into the sky from a mountainous landscape
Jun 28 - 30, 2016 | Staff Ride
On August 29th 1985, the Butte Fire blew up in the Salmon River canyon of central Idaho. The blow-up sent 73 firefighters into their fire shelters, where they spent a harrowing 1-2 hours. It was not a tragedy, but it was a close call. On June 28-30…

Labeled map showing the region affected by the Cramer Fire
Jun 25 - 27, 2012 | Staff Ride
The Cramer fire began as a fairly typical mid-slope ignition on the south-faciing slope of the steep Salmon River Canyon during an extended drought in late July 2003. On July 22, the fourth day after ignition, and three days from detection and…