Crews building transmission line use equipment to help fight wildfires near Oregon-Idaho order

By: Clark Corbin

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: August 13, 2026

Words: 371

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Correction: This story was updated at 4:10 p.m. Aug. 14, 2026, to correctly reflect the name of the transmission line. It’s the Boardman to Hemingway transmission line.

Crews building the Boardman to Hemingway transmission line recently repositioned their crews and heavy equipment to help the effort to fight wildfires along the Oregon-Idaho border, company officials said.

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