400 acre wild land fire on I-15 near Fort Hall

The Fort Hall Fire Department responded to a wild land fire on Interstate 15 by mile marker 83 near Fort Hall Friday around 3:40 p.m.

Officials report this 400 acre fire quickly spread to the East side of I-15 and impacted neighboring grain fields.

Additional support has been provided by Chubbuck Fire Department, Blackfoot Fire Department, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Fort Hall Police, Fort Hall Corrections, Tribal Transportation, Bingham County Sheriff, Shelly and Firth Quick Response teams are all at the scene.

The Tribal Emergency Operations Center was activated to support the Incident Commander. EOC contact number is (208)-237-0137.

Officials said traffic to the immediate area has been blocked off, and no structures are threatened.