Crews battling new wildfire near Pocatello

Evacuation orders lifted west of Inkom as crews fight Gap Fire

Fire crews are battling the 200-acre Gap Fire south of Pocatello, threatening structures and prompting evacuations west of Inkom. Those evacuations have been lifted.

Crews battling new wildfire near Pocatello

A wildfire burns near the 6000 Block of W. Old Highway 91 in Bannock County on Sunday. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoNews.com POCATELLO — Crews are battling a wildfire sparked in Bannock County Sunday afternoon in an area visible from Interstate 15. The fire was first reported at about 1:45 p.m. near the 6000 Block of W. Old Highway 91, according to Eastern Idaho Interagency Fire. It had burned at least 20 acres as of 3 p.m. Fire officials are naming t…