A tiny town in Idaho dodged incineration in 2024. Will the next wildfire take it out?
by Kari Dequine in Stanley, Idaho from on (#7019W)
Heroic firefighting and a lucky turn in weather helped avert disaster once, but a perfect storm of conditions' remains
During a 2024 wildfire season described as unprecedented", the tiny central Idaho town of Stanley and nearby Redfish Lake Lodge narrowly missed incineration by two fires: the Bench Lake and then the Wapiti blazes.
It took heroic firefighting efforts and favorable turns in weather conditions for the town - a mountain mecca for tourists from around the world - to survive without the loss of a single life or home.
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