Information sought on Priest Lake blaze

PRIEST LAKE — The U.S. Forest Service’s Law Enforcement and Investigation Team is looking for information related to the cause of a two-acre fire detected Aug. 6 near the Priest Lake Ranger District office.

Forest Service officials stationed in a nearby lookout tower saw the smoke and reported it to the Coeur d’Alene Interagency Dispatch Center at approximately 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6. The fire appears to be human-caused based on the evidence collected on scene.

Anyone with information related to the cause of the fire is encouraged to contact the Hazard Creek Fire Investigator at 208-274-3331.