Idaho wildfire: Aug. 17, 2013

HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — A wildfire stoked by strong winds made a push to the north Saturday and forced more people from their homes outside the posh central Idaho ski town of Ketchum, bringing the number of residences evacuated by the blaze to more than 2,300.

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Sat., Aug. 17, 2013

Firefighters continue to battle the Beaver Creek Fire in the Wood River Valley as it drops down the canyon hillside west of Hailey Saturday Aug. 17, 2013.

Darin Oswald Idaho Statesman
A team of hotshots walk along a fire line near homes on Croy Road and the Rotorun ski hill west of Hailey Saturday Aug. 17, 2013. The Beaver Creek fire moved through the area in the early hours Saturday morning.

Darin Oswald Idaho Statesman
A firefighter walks across a blackened field near homes on Croy Road and the Rotorun ski hill west of Hailey Saturday Aug. 17, 2013. The Beaver Creek fire moved through the area in the early hours Saturday morning.

Darin Oswald Idaho Statesman
Members of the Prescott Hotshots mop up part of the Beaver Creek Fire on Saturday west of Hailey, Idaho.

Ashley Smith The Times-News
Jeff Perry, of the Eagle Fire Department, holds a leaf with fire retardant on it, while fighting the Beaver Creek Fire on Saturday north of Hailey, Idaho.

Ashley Smith The Times-News
A fire whirl highlights the eratic wind conditions from the 64,000 acre Beaver Creek Fire on Friday north of Hailey, Idaho. A number of residential neighborhoods have been evacuated because of the blaze.

Ashley Smith The Times-News
Helicopters battle the 64,000 acre Beaver Creek Fire on Friday north of Hailey, Idaho. A number of residential neighborhoods have been evacuated because of the blaze.

Ashley Smith The Times-News
Kevin Bullock, of Bellevue, Idaho, watches smoke from the 64,000 acre Beaver Creek Fire on Friday north of Hailey, Idaho. A number of residential neighborhoods have been evacuated because of the blaze.

Ashley Smith The Times-News