Lightning ignited 11 new fires in the Salmon-Challis National Forest between July 8 and 15. Some have been called out, others are holding steady and others have grown quickly, forest officials report.
The Ulysses Fire is about 1.5 miles south of Ulysses Mountain and 5.5 miles northwest of North Fork. It covers 2 acres and ins burning in grass and timber where many dead and downed trees are found.
Six firefighters are staffing the fire, assisted by water drops two helicopters. it was reported July 15.
The Dry Fire was reported the afternoon of July 14. It’s 2.5 miles south of the confluence of the Main Salmon and Panther Creek, about 21 miles southwest of North Fork, about 2 miles inside the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness.
So far, 20 firefighters have been sent to the 15-acre fire that is burning in grass and dead and downed trees.
The Stoddard fire, also reported July 14, is burning about a tenth of an acre about 2 miles west of the historic Stoddard Lookout in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. It is being monitored, but allowed to play out.