Lightning strikes causes firefighters to respond to multiple fires in Fremont County 

ST. ANTHONY — Fremont County firefighters responded to 3 abstracted fires that were caused by lightning connected Thursday.

Two were brushwood fires and happened minutes apart. One was connected Red Road by nan St. Anthony Sand Dunes and nan different was adjacent it. Assistant Fire Chief David Fausett pinch nan South Fremont Volunteer Fire Department said they responded aft 5:40 p.m. 

The brushwood fires were caused by lightning, he said. Both of nan fires were estimated to beryllium astir 20 acres each. 

“We sewage lucky. It wasn’t a barren lightning storm. It rained, and that helped sound down nan fires for us,” Fausett said. 

Then, firefighters had different telephone travel successful astir 6:30 p.m.

“As we were connected nan segment of nan 2 brushwood fires, we sewage a telephone astir a haystack occurrence astatine a cattle operation. There were immoderate outbuildings adjacent that were threatened,” Fausett said. 

The haystack occurrence was astatine nan 300 artifact of 2700 eastbound successful nan Wilford area. 

Fausett told EastIdahoNews.com they called for firefighting backup and had thief from North Fremont, nan Forest Service, nan Bureau of Land Management, Jefferson, and Madison. 

“As a consequence of that, nary buildings were lost, nary structures were mislaid aliases damaged. We were capable to incorporate nan haystack fire,” he said. “We springiness acknowledgment to our communal assistance partners who were capable to respond.”

Fausett said they judge nan haystack occurrence was besides caused by lightning. 

All 3 fires happened connected backstage property, and nary injuries were reported.