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Minidoka Complex Fires

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By Andrew Reed

Oakley, Idaho (KMVT-TV) Flames are still out of control in the Oakley-Murtaugh area.

Smoke and flames have taken over the South Hills in Southern Idaho.

BLM and other government agencies have set up a command center at Oakley Elementary School.

"Right now we are at a planning level four nationally so that means we can pull our resources from anywhere in the nation that we need to. That could be Alaska or even back east” Jacob Brollier, P.I.O. Basin Management Team.

Officials are sharing stretched resources with the rest of the country currently there are 56 uncontained fires across the nation.

"We are doing all we can there are quite a few fires burning right now nationally more specifically in Idaho, Nevada, the western states, even California" Jacob Brollier, P.I.O. Basin Management Team.

"Right now we are high up on the priority level" Jacob Brollier, P.I.O. Basin Management Team.

The expected containment date for the Minidoka Complex Fire is set for august 20th.

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