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Wapiti Fire grows to nearly 90,000 acres, community meeting set for Thursday evening in Stanley

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August 29, 2024 5:18 PM
Published 12:20 PM

STANLEY, Idaho (KIFI) - (Update 5:18 p.m.) Custer County Sheriff-Idaho posted to Facebook on August 29 "residents of Lower Stanley may return at 8pm tonight!"

(12:20 p.m.) The Wapiti Fire burning near Stanley grew nearly 19,000 acres Wednesday to a total of 89,714 acres.

Fire managers have announced a community meeting for Thursday, August 29, at 6 p.m. at the Stanley Community Building. The meeting will also be streamed live on their Facebook page.

The Custer County Sheriff's Office has issued evacuation orders for certain zones.

"Go" Status for Zone 1 and the lower section of Zone 2.
"SET" Status for Zone 2, which includes the city of Stanley.
"READY" Status for Zone 3 and the Casino Area.

Below is a map to showing the zones.

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Stanley Area, Evening of 8-28-2024
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