![Fire on Westside Road spanned private land as well as a small portion of the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge.](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/ARTICLE_190539983_EP_-1_EXPODSPLYKTV_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
Fire on Westside Road spanned private land as well as a small portion of the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge.
May 30, 2019
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May 30, 2019 1 a.m.
Dry conditions fuel local fires
BONNERS FERRY — Deceptively dry weather has been problematic to firefighters this season, and it is only the beginning of fire season.