Split Top Fire burns 4,000 acres near Aberdeen

Split Top Fire burns 4,000 acres near Aberdeen

The fire destroyed one outbuilding described as a well house, and additional structures are threatened. No evacuations have been ordered.

Split Top Fire burns 4k acres overnight in the Big Desert area NW of American Falls

A wildfire that started last night around 9 p.m. has already burned over 4,000 acres in the Big Desert area northwest of American Falls.According to a report from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Split Top Fire is located about 14 miles northwest of Aberdeen, near the Arco-Minidoka and Split Top roads.RELATED | Rock Fire near Tamarack Resort is now at 2,844 acres and 24% containedThe cause of the fire remains unknown.Fire crews on the sc…

Fire crews contain Split Top Fire

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Monday morning announced that fire crews had fully contained the Split Top Fire, east of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve.