Crews have contained a wildfire that burned about 2,000 acres in Payette County Sunday.
The blaze — once estimated to be about 5,000 acres — was much smaller than that, said Lt. Andy Creech of the Payette County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office received a call about the fire, which was in the area of Little Willow Road and Dry Creek Road, about 11:45 a.m. Sunday. Crews from the Payette Rural Fire Department, the Parma Fire Department, the Middleton Fire Department and the Sand Hollow Fire Department, as well as the Bureau of Land Management, worked through the night to contain the fire. As of Monday morning, Creech said, it was 100% contained.
While firefighters don’t know the exact cause of the fire, Creech said they believe lightning may have sparked it. Because of that, they’re watching the next storm rolling through the area.