Statewide Fire Update

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Statewide Fire Update

August 4, 2023

Statewide Fire Update

This report is published weekly during fire season and covers the fire situation on land protected by the Idaho Department of Lands, Clearwater-Potlatch Timber Protective Association (CPTPA), or the Southern Idaho Timber Protective Association (SITPA), current fire statistics, the status of major fires and fire restrictions.

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IDL Fire Situation
IDL Fire Suppression Expenses
Statewide Acres Burned by Ownership
Status of Major Fires on IDL Protection
IDL Incident Management Team Fires to Date
Status of Major Fires Outside IDL Protection
Statewide Fire Map
Fire Restriction Information
IDL's Fire Information News Feed
Fire Outlook

IDL Fire Situation

IDL Protection Only as of August 4

Total Acres Burned, Year to Date*	1,878 Acres
Total Number of Fires, Year to Date	179 Fires
Total Human-Caused Fires, Year to Date	91 Human-Caused 52 Undetermined 36 Natural

*Acres reflect what has burned within the IDL protection area and do not reflect ownership.

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IDL Fire Suppression Expenses

As of Monday, July 31, 2023, IDL has spent a total of approximately $10 million on fire suppression activities. Approximately $145,000 of that is reimbursable to IDL for assisting other agencies on their fires, leaving a total estimated net obligation to the General Fund of $9.9 million so far this year.

The total obligation above includes the 2023 contracted aircraft costs and prepositioned contract engines to assist with resource scarcity. These engines are assigned across the state to boost initial attack resources.

Information on estimated fire suppression expenses incurred by U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and other agencies in Idaho may not be available until after the fire season.

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Statewide Acres Burned by Ownership

Current as of August 4, 2023

SURFACE OWNER	ACRES
Idaho Department of Lands	392
Other State Lands	9
Private	2,361
Bureau of Land Management	7,627
Forest Service	49,936
Other Federal	61
Tribe	24
Undetermined	181
Total Acres	60,593

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Status of Major Fires on IDL Protection

There are currently no major fires on IDL Protection. Both the Goldrun Fire and Tyson Fire are in mop up by the local districts.

Preparedness level is now 4 which means geographic areas are competing for wildland fire suppression resources and about 60 percent of the country's IMTs and wildland firefighting personnel are committed to wildland fire incidents.

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IDL Incident Management Team Fires to Date

Goldrun Fire

Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) Southwest Forest Protective District (FPD) transferred management to a Great Basin Regional Management Type 3 Incident Management Team (Julia Lauch I.C.) on July 20. Management was returned to the district on July 26. The fire was 100% contained at 799 acres.

Tyson Fire

Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) West St. Joe (FPD) transferred management to a local IDL Type 3 Incident Management Team on July 21. Management transferred back to the district on Sunday, July 23. The fire was 100% contained at 155 acres.

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Status of Major Fires Outside IDL Protection

Hayden Fire

Agency/Management:	Salmon-Challis National Forest
General Location:	33 miles south of Salmon, 20 miles northwest of Leadore
Acres Burned:	24,489 acres
Cause:	Undetermined
Containment:	0%
Personnel:	678
Inciweb:	https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/idscf-hayden-fire

Elkhorn Fire

Agency/Management:	Payette National Forest
General Location:	40 air miles east of Riggins
Acres Burned:	23,948 acres
Cause:	Under Investigation
Containment:	0%
Personnel:	199
Inciweb:	https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/idpaf-elkhorn-fire

Midnight Fire

Agency/Management:	Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
General Location:	10 miles southeast of Clearwater
Acres Burned:	179 acres
Cause:	Lightning
Containment:	38%
Personnel:	150
Inciweb:	https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/idncf-midnight-fire

Little Bear Fire

Agency/Management:	Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
General Location:	10 miles southwest of Powell
Acres Burned:	1,646 acres
Cause:	Lightning
Containment:	0%
Personnel:	16
Inciweb:	https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/idncf-little-bear-fire

Sawtooth Fire

Agency/Management:	Panhandle National Forests
General Location:	Between Sawtooth Creek and Sawtooth Peak
Acres Burned:	475 acres
Cause:	Lightning
Containment:	0%
Personnel:	12
Inciweb:	https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/idipf-sawtooth-fire

Ridge Creek Fire

Agency/Management:	Panhandle National Forests
General Location:	Approximately 3.5 miles east of the north tip of Hayden Lake
Acres Burned:	300 acres
Cause:	unknown
Containment:	0%
Personnel:	50
Inciweb:	https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/idipf-ridge-fire

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Statewide Fire Map

This GIS-enabled Statewide Fire Map uses data from the Integrated Reporting of Wildland-Fire Information (IRWIN) system. Unlike other online fire information webpages or databases, such as Inciweb, which may only report on incidents that threaten structures or cover large acreages, this fire map displays information about all reported wildfires in Idaho.

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Fire Restriction Information

IDL's Fire Restriction Finder webpage includes a GIS-enabled map that highlights fire restrictions announced by the responsible jurisdictions. It also includes helpful definitions of Stage 1 and 2 restrictions, along with answers to Frequently Asked Questions.

Visit the Fire Restriction Finder Webpage

Fire Restrictions Currently in Place

Idaho has been divided into eight Fire Restriction Areas with zones established within. Each area corresponds with the fire dispatch area boundaries. Interagency coordination between fire management agencies with the areas are used to
initiate restrictions. This helps provide consistency among the land management partners, while defining the restriction boundaries so they are easily distinguishable to the public.

The purpose of fire restrictions is to reduce the risk of human-caused fires during unusually high fire danger and/or burning conditions, and when other prevention efforts have been exhausted.

Coeur d’Alene – North and South Fire Restriction Zones will be in Stage 2 fire restrictions beginning August 9, 2023, at 12:01 a.m., and includes all lands managed by or are under the fire protection of Idaho Department of Lands, Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, or other tribal or federal agencies.

Stage 2 restrictions prohibit:

Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire.
Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a designated recreation site or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials.
Operating motorized vehicles off designated roads and trails in accordance with existing travel management plans.
The following acts are prohibited from 1:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. (A patrol is required for 1 hour (3 hours for anyone engaged in a Forest Operation requiring a Certificate of Compliance) following cessation of all work as described in a, b, and c below.)
- a. Operating a chainsaw or other equipment powered by an internal combustion engine for felling, bucking, skidding, processing, log loading and hauling, road building and woodcutting or any other activity employing the use of an internal combustion engine or off-road activity associated with industrial operations or firewood gathering.
- b. Blasting, welding, or other activities that generate flame or flammable material.
- c. Using an explosive.

Central Idaho Fire Restrictions Area is currently in Stage 1 fire restrictions to include all lands managed by or are under the fire protection of Idaho Department of Lands, Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, or other tribal or federal agencies.

Stage 1 restrictions prohibit:

Building, maintaining, attending to, or using a fire, campfire, charcoal grill or stove fire, except within a designated recreation site, and only within a fire structure provided by the administrative agency or landowner.
Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle, building or designated recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least 3 feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials.

Online Fire Restriction Resources

Visit IDL's Fire Restriction Finder webpage
Download the 2023 Idaho Fire Restrictions Plan (PDF, 143 pages)

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Fire Information News Feed

The Fire Information Newsfeed webpage displays the latest information about active wildfires within the more than 9 million acres protected by IDL, CPTPA and SITPA. The Fire Information News Feed automatically checks for updates published by IDL and the incident management teams managing fires on our protection every 60 seconds.

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Fire Outlook

Northern Rockies Coordination Center Outlooks (North Idaho):

https://gacc.nifc.gov/nrcc/predictive/weather/weather.htm

Great Basin Coordination Center Outlooks (Southern Idaho):

https://gacc.nifc.gov/gbcc/outlooks.php

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