Idaho Power announces campground fire restrictions, recommends water safety

Idaho Power announced new fire restrictions at campsites it maintains at C.J. Strike south of Mountain Home, in addition to a fire ban already in place at Woodhead Park in Hells Canyon.

Several days of hot, dry weather along with the threat of thunderstorms, has prompted prohibition of all fires (including the use of charcoal grills) at Cottonwood Campground, dispersed campsites at Jacks Creek and at Crane Falls. Smoking is also banned in those areas except within an enclosed vehicle or building, in a designated recreation site or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that has been cleared of all flammable material.

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