Badger Fire doubles overnight due to high winds

Strong winds on Friday forced the Badger Fire northward, doubling the fire footprint.

It is now burning at approximately 97,210 acres, approaching private land in the Rock Creek Canyon and Antelope Valley areas.

STRONG WINDS ONFRIDAY PUSHED THEBADGER FIREFARTHER NORTH...DOUBLING THE FIRE'SFOOTPRINT.IT IS NOW BURNINGAT OVER 97-THOUSAND ACRES,APPROACHINGPRIVATE LAND IN THEROCK CREEKCANYON ANDANTELOPE VALLEYAREAS.THE FIRE IS ACTIVELYBURNING VARIOUSTIMER, PINE ANDGRASS.IT'S REACHEDAGRICULTURALLANDS, TOO.FIREFIGHTERSSUCCESSFULLYSTARVED THE FIREOF FUEL BEFORE ITREACHED ANYSTRUCTURES.DUE TO MULTIPLEHOT SPOTS NEARTHE HOMES IN ROCKCREEK CANYON, THEEVACUATION ORDERWILL REMAIN INPLACE.ACCORDING TO THETWIN FALLS COUNTYSHERRIFF'S OFFICE...THE EVACUATIONORDER WILL BELIFTED AT 8 A.M.TOMORROWMORNING."WE HAVE THEEMERGENCYMANAGER FOR TWINFALLS COUNTY HASWORKED WITHVARIOUS LOCATIONSTHROUGHOUT OURCOUNTY AHEAD OFTIME TO KIND OFWORK WITH PEOPLEWHO HAVE AGREEDIN ADVANCED TO DOAND THIS CHURCH ISA GOOD LOCATION."THE SHERIFF'SOFFICE IS ALSOPROVIDING A PHONENUMBER FORRESIDENTS WITH ANYQUESTIONS ORINFORMATION.