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Bench Lake Fire

Unit Information

370 American Ave. 
Jerome, 
Idaho 
83338 
370 American Ave. 
Jerome, 
Idaho 
83338 

Incident Contacts

Photographs Gallery

Safety officer patrols the line on the 101 Trail, July 25, 2024

Crews drag slash over fireline as part of the repair process, July 25, 2024

View of Redfish Lake from western ridge, July 25, 2024

Crews repair fireline by the Redfish Lake Ridge Trail, July 25, 2024

View from Point Campground, July 24, 2024

View from Redfish Lake, July 24, 2024

Hose laid on the beach by Point Campground, July 24, 2024

Faint red zoomorph (4 legged animal) pictograph in the Redfish Lake overhang

View from Point Campground, July 24, 2024

Intermountain Regional Forester Mary Farnsworth visits the Bench Lake Fire, July 23, 2024

Redfish Overhang was first used around 9800 years ago by big game hunters using spears tipped with Haskett points. It is part of the Redfish Archaeological District, one of Idaho's most important National Register Listed sites. This district has been protected during fire operations

Intermountain Regional Forester Mary Farnsworth visits the Bench Lake Fire, July 23, 2024