SANDPOINT — Containment on the Sunset Fire has reached 80% as the Northern Rockies Team 5 complex incident management team prepares to transfer command to a local team.

North Idaho Team 3 was scheduled to assume command of the fire at 8 p.m. Saturday.

The fire’s size has been adjusted to 3,183 acres following more accurate infrared mapping. It remains 80% contained, with 432 personnel assigned to suppression efforts.

Crews continue to remove fire equipment — including pumps, hoses and sprinklers — from areas where it is no longer needed. Unmanned drones equipped with infrared technology are providing crews with real-time fire data. Helicopters are available to assist with water delivery, cargo backhaul, reconnaissance missions, aerial supervision and heat detection mapping.

As fire activity moderates, resource demobilization will continue as officials adjust staffing to meet current needs and ensure firefighter and public safety.

While a thunderstorm Friday evening dropped about a quarter-inch of rain across much of the county, temperatures are expected to rise and conditions to dry out through early next week.

Minimal fire behavior — including smoldering and creeping — is expected to continue within the perimeters of the Sunset and Lightning Creek fires where heat remains.

Although burning restrictions near the Sunset Fire have been lifted, officials urged caution following Friday’s storm, which sparked several reports of small wildfires in northern Bonner County. With temperatures forecast to reach up to 100 degrees by week’s end, Idaho Department of Lands fire managers warned that initial attack resources may be limited.

If burning is conducted, officials encouraged practicing “campfire etiquette”: drown the fire or debris with water, stir the water into the ash, feel for any remaining heat, and repeat the process until the area is completely cold.

All evacuation advisories under the Ready-Set-Go protocols and closures related to the Sunset Fire have been lifted.

Checkpoints in the Bayview area, on Little Blacktail Road, and near Talache and East Dufort roads will remain staffed by law enforcement to restrict access to previously evacuated areas.

Near Clark Fork, the Lightning Creek Fire — sparked by a lightning strike July 30 — remains at 25% containment and has burned 2,525 acres.

Fire activity is minimal, with creeping and smoldering observed on its northern and southern flanks. Incident Commander Kelly Tucker of the Sandpoint Ranger District assumed control of the fire Aug. 18.

Information: Lightning Creek Fire, bit.ly/4l5NhIB; Sunset Fire, bit.ly/3HR16gm; Bonner County Sheriff’s Office: bonnerso.org