Media Advisory: Goldrun Fire - Current as of 11:15 AM MT on 7/19/23

Idaho Department of Lands sent this bulletin at 07/19/2023 11:23 AM MDT

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Update: Larger fire team ordered – Type 2 Incident Management Team

Media Briefing: 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time TODAY

Location: Ola Fire Station. Contact Robbie Johnson, 208-908-1786, for location specifics.

Goldrun Fire Official Photos and Videos for Media and Public Use: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0s6ak9bibjnbezl/AABLrKtfBVoVhdu3Ay7_k_x5a?dl=0

Previously released:

Ola, Idaho – The Goldrun Fire grew overnight from an estimated 50 acres to an estimated 700 - 800 acres today. This was due to low humidity and erratic winds overnight, and more growth is expected today due to hot, dry conditions and high winds. The fire is approximately three miles northeast of Ola, Idaho in Gem County, about an hour north of Boise. The wildfire is burning in grass and timber.

Area roads and “indirect line” (containment lines created by fire crews not immediately at the fire’s edge) should help hold the fire in place, but weather could cause the fire to move. It is currently burning toward the east toward High Valley, and structures are threatened, however no evacuations have been ordered. High Valley is home to summer cabins, ranches, and homes.

A Great Basin Type 2 Incident Management Team has been ordered due to the chance that the fire will continue to grow.

Firefighters were dispatched to the Goldrun Fire yesterday, July 18, just after 6:30 p.m. Mountain Time. Personnel and equipment assigned to the fire include fire engines and a dozer from Bureau of Land Management, hand crews from the Forest Service, and an Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) engine and fire crews. The IDL Teakean Hand Crew has been ordered to build additional containment lines. Aircraft working on the fire include helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, and air tankers are expected to continue to drop fire retardant to help slow fire growth and assist crews on the ground with fire line.

The wildfire is currently under investigation.

#IDLFireInfo, #GoldrunFire

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Media contact: Robbie Johnson, 208-908-1786, fireinformation@idl.idaho.gov

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