Lower Stanley was evacuated Tuesday night due to the movement of the Wapiti Fire. State Highway 21 from Stanley to Sour Dough Lodge is closed in both directions.
The Red Cross opened an evacuation center at the LDS Church in Challis.
Additional divisions, DD and HH, have been added to the fire to help with the growth of the fire. Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 1 (RM CIMT1) had a community meeting Tuesday night in Lowman, Idaho. A recording of the meeting may be viewed on Facebook. Tuesday afternoon, fire activity increased with spotting across Highway 21, northeast of Valley Creek. The 140-acre spot fire crossed Welp Lane and Nip and Tuck Road northwest of Lower Stanley, but overnight crews were able to get a defense line.