BOISE -- Firefighters working in the Boise National Forest have responded to 16 fires since the lightning storms that began Monday night.
The Forest Service says the largest is the 16-acre Little Beaver Fire, which started Wednesday about 25 miles north of Lowman.
The five-acre Clear Creek Fire started Thursday in an unpopulated area about 15 miles northeast of Lowman.
The Forest Service says there haven't been any significant containment problems.
Meanwhile, officials with the Payette National Forest say seven small fire have been reported over the past three days from lightning storms that moved through the area.
Most of the new fires are in the New Meadows-McCall area. All of the fires are less than one acre.
One fire, the Pup Creek Fire, is in monitor status and is burning in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness near Chamberlain. All of the other fires are contained or will be shortly. Demobilization has started on many of the fires.
Firefighter patrols and airplane detection flights continue to search for additional new fire starts. More fires are anticipated.
