Several wildfires sparked Wednesday across the Inland Northwest amid hot, windy weather.

A 675-acre fire burning northeast of Athol, in Idaho’s Kootenai County, destroyed three structures, according to the Idaho Department of Lands.

The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office ordered “go” evacuations for residents on Raven, Crosswhite and Little Blacktail roads and east of 2268 Sunset Road, the Idaho Department of Lands said in a news release. A “set” status was in place for residents on Blacktail Road one-quarter mile north of Little Blacktail.

An evacuation reception area is available at Sagle Elementary School in the Lake Pend Oreille School District. Evacuated cows and horses can be taken to the, according to the release.

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office put the community of Bayview int

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