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IDAHO FALLS - At more than 107,000 acres, the Moose Fire near Salmon is the nation's largest active wildfire.
The human-caused blaze is approaching two months since it started five miles southwest of North Fork on Salmon-Challis National Forest land. It's 44% contained, as of Wednesday, and officials are still investigating how it started and who is responsible.
To date, $71 million of federal funds have been spent on the fire. Full containment is estimated for Oct. 31 as crews work to put it out.
"Fire managers are committed to containing the Moose Fire as quickly as possible, but so far those efforts have been hampered by several challenges," says fire spokeswoman Rebecca Ladnier.
In a conversation with EastIdahoNews.com, Ladnier recalled what happened on July 17 when the fire broke out and challenges firefighters have been dealing with.
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