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Little Queens Fire, Boise NF, Atlanta, Idaho, 2013

In August 2013, the Little Queens wildfire ignited in the outskirts of the tiny town of Atlanta - a historic mining town and the western gateway to the Sawtooth Wilderness, with a population of about 300 people.

The fire blew up to 2,000 acres in a matter of hours.

The U.S. Forest Service dispatched fire crews to the scene. Almost immediately, the fire crew set up a backburn north of Atlanta to prevent the wildfire from threatening the town. It took another 30 days to control the fire, which burned about 25,000 acres, including a significant portion of 9,363-foot Graylock Mountain, which lords above the town of Atlanta.

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