The Moscow Rural Fire Department, with assistance from several surrounding agencies, are responding to the area of Idlers Rest Road for a wildfire.
Fire crews on scene say they believe they have lost two structures, one being a house.
Residents on Idlers Rest and West Twin Roads have been evacuated. Residents north of 3830 Moscow Mountain Road are now being evacuated.
Helicopters and air tankers are flying in the area so authorities are reminding residents to stop all drone flying . No word yet on how large the fire is.
The area has been closed to all traffic.
A dry cold front is bringing wind gusts up to 21 mph this afternoon, making it difficult for firefighters to contain the wildfire.
PHOTO CREDIT: Geoff Crimmins
A tractor plows a line around a wildfire near Idler’s Rest Road on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, north of Moscow, Idaho.A widlfire burns in timber on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, near Idler’s Rest Road north of Moscow, Idaho.Firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, between Idler’s Rest Road and West Twin Road north of Moscow, Idaho.A helicopter drops water on a wildfire burning on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, near West Twin Road north of Moscow, Idaho.Residents watch a wildfire burning a house on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, on West Twim Road north of Moscow, Idaho.A helicopter drops water on a wildfire burning on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, near West Twin Road north of Moscow, Idaho.A wildfire burning a house on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, on West Twim Road north of Moscow, Idaho.A firefighter works to extinguish a wildfire on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, near West Twim Road north of Moscow, Idaho.A firefighting helicopter flies over a wildfire on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, near West Twin Road north of Moscow, Idaho.A sign outside a house on North Mountain View Road thanks firefighters working on a fire on West Twin Mountain on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, north of Moscow, Idaho.
