Kootenai River Complex burns 7K acres

A Type 1 helicopter retrieves water on Aug. 21 to drop on the Eneas Peak Fire, now part of the Kootenai River Complex.
(Photo courtesy USDA FOREST SERVICE)

A recon flight on Aug. 25 shows a portion of the Eneas Peak now part of the Kootenai River Complex.

by CAROLINE LOBSINGER & EMILY BONSANT
Staff Writer | September 4, 2022 1:00 AM

BOUNDARY COUNTY — Now known as the Kootenai River Complex, the wildfire located north of Bonners Ferry has burned an estimated 6,984 acres.

Previously, the fire had been separated into the Eneas Peak, Katka, Russell Mountain, Scotch Creek, and Trout fires...

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