Marston Fire among 14 new wildfires in Kootenai Forest

Evening burning on the Marston Fire, Aug 14, 2015
Evening burning on the Marston Fire, Aug 14, 2015

The Kootenai National Forest is scrambling to deal with a number of new wildfires . . .

The Kootenai National Forest added 14 new fires Saturday to its growing list that totals 49 wildfires that have started since Aug. 1.

Lightning raked the forest Friday night, igniting new fire starts.

The largest fire — the Marston Fire near Trego — had grown to 1,500 to 1,800 acres as of Saturday afternoon, according to Kootenai National Forest Public Information Officer Willie Sykes.

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