US 30 on Georgetown Summit is now open after wildfire

GEORGETOWN, Idaho (KIFI) - UPDATE: U.S. Highway 30 near Georgetown is now open.

The Bear Lake County Sheriff's Office still asks that drivers travel the Georgetown Summit slowly, because firefighters and equipment are still working on a fire that started Tuesday afternoon.

Water drops were made to get the fire out.

Jim Parker with the local fire department told news anchor Todd Kunz that the Bureau of Land Management will remain on the fire all night. They do not know the total acreage or how the fire started. Parker said it was mostly contained by dark.

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ORIGINAL: A fire along US 30 at the Georgetown Summit in Bear Lake County has the highway closed from mile marker 421 to mile marker 419.

The Bear Lake County Sheriff's dispatch says fire crews are on the scene and helicopters are heading in.

No other details have been released.

This is a developing story and will be updated when more information is released.