Fire season begins in Shoshone County

WALLACE — Two wildfires were reported in Shoshone County on Thursday, but one has already been contained according to the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office.  

Undersheriff Lance Stutzke told the News-Press on Thursday afternoon that a fire was reported on the south side of Dobson Pass, near Wallace, just before noon. Crews from Shoshone County Fire District  No. 1 and the Idaho Department of Lands responded and had the half-acre fire contained quickly.  

As of 3 p.m. Thursday, all SCFD personnel had cleared the location and IDL will finish putting the fire out.