It is not every day that firefighters can take advantage of sand dunes to help contain a rapidly spreading wildfire. That’s what happened Monday when firefighters attacked the Black Knoll Fire burning in sage, grass, and juniper in Eastern Idaho five miles north of St. Anthony.
It turns out, much to my surprise, there are extensive sand dunes in that area stretching 18 miles to the southwest from Sand Creek Road.
The Bureau of Land Management reported that much of the perimeter outside of the sand dunes was contained by dozer line. Tuesday morning it was 433 acres and they expected containment by evening.
