Statewide Fire Update - 7/19/2024

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Statewide Fire Update

July 19, 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 July 19

Total Acres Burned, Year to Date*	4,945 Acres
Total Number of Fires, Year to Date	128 Fires
Total Human-Caused Fires, Year to Date	59 Human-Caused 49 Undetermined 20 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 15, 2024, IDL has spent a total of approximately $14.03 million on fire suppression activities. Approximately $655,000 of that is reimbursable to IDL for assisting other agencies on their fires, leaving a total estimated net obligation to the General Fund of $13.37 million so far this year.

The total obligation above includes the 2024 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 July 19, 2024

SURFACE OWNER	ACRES
Idaho Department of Lands	3,466
Other State Lands	2,681
Private	2,556
Bureau of Land Management	18,060
Forest Service	2,411
Other Federal	381
Tribe	0
Undetermined	5
Total Acres	29,560

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Status of Major Fires on IDL Protection

Texas Fire

Ponderosa Forest Protective District

Management: Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 8 (Bradly Bergman I.C.)

Date of Origin: Wednesday July 15, 2021 approx. 4:00 PM PT

Location: east of Kendrick, Idaho

Estimated Size: 1,564 acres

Containment: 10%

Cause: Human/Under Investigation

Total Personnel: 175

Inciweb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idids-texas-fire

Current Situation:

Fire Operations reported containment at 10% last night, as control lines along portions of the fire are reasonably expected to stop the fire from spreading further. Yesterday, firefighters patrolled constructed fireline, addressing areas of remaining heat and improving fireline as needed. Throughout the day, helicopter-resources assisted firefighters on the-ground with bucket drops to cool areas of active fire, allowing work to occur directly on the fire’s edge. Yesterday, new fire starts within the geographic area re-committed local initial attack resources, including helicopters.

Today, firefighters will focus on completing control line, consisting of handline and dozer line, around the entire perimeter of the fire, working as close to the fire’s edge as possible. As control lines are completed, firefighters will search for and extinguish remaining areas of heat up to 200 feet within the fire’s interior. Fire activity continues to be moderate, with mostly creeping and smoldering surface fire. Areas of the fire that remain active during peak high temperature and low humidity portions of the day, will be monitored and prioritized with suppression resources.

Weather: Currently, there is a “heat dome” over the fire area allowing for increased temperatures, pushing the low-100s and mid- to low-teen relative humidity values. Winds will remain fairly light and generally terrain driven.

Evacuations and Road Closures remain in place. Please refer to the Latah County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page for evacuation and closure information: https://www.facebook.com/LatahCountySO.

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IDL Incident Management Team Fires to Date

Texas Fire

Ponderosa Timber Protective Association transferred management to an Northern Rockies Team 8 on July 18. The fire is currently 1,564 acres with 10% containment.

Billy Creek Fire

Craig Mountain Timber Protective Association transferred management to the Northern Rockies Team 1 (Brent Olson I.C.) on July 7. Management transferred back to the district on Friday, July 12. The fire was 100% contained at 3,185 acres.

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Status of Major Fires Outside IDL Protection

Bench Lake Fire

Agency/Management:	Great Basin Team 4 (Steve Shaw I.C.)
General Location:	8 miles south of Stanley, Idaho
Acres Burned:	2,037 acres
Cause:	Under Investigation
Containment:	8%
Personnel:	346
Inciweb:	https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idstf-bench-lake-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.

The following areas are in Stage 1 fire restrictions that 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.

Central Idaho - all Central Idaho Zones

Cassia Zone - within the boundary of Sawtooth National Forest

North Sawtooth Zone - within the boundary of Sawtooth National Forest

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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