Idaho Falls Fire Dept Tackles Hatch Pit Vegetation Fire

The Idaho Falls Fire Department responded early this morning, Dec. 14, to a vegetation fire at the Bonneville County Hatch Pit, located at East 33rd North and Recycle Road.Around 2:44 a.m., dispatch received a call reporting flames that appeared to be 20 feet tall coming from the site. Upon arrival, fire crews discovered a large pallet and a wood pile engulfed in flames, rather than the active trash pit. The cause of the fire is unknown.Primary objective of preventing the fireThe burning pile is