Wildfire Alert: Flat Fire – Current as of 9:00 AM MT on 8/24/2024

Idaho Department of Lands sent this bulletin at 08/24/2024 10:05 AM MDT

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Flat Fire Update

August 24, 2024

Email: 2024.flat@firenet.gov

Incident Information Phone Line: 208-923-1265 - daily 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Flat Fire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IdahoDepartmentofLands

InciWeb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idids-2024-flat

Smoke Report: https://www.airnow.gov

Flat Fire Facts

Location: Approximately one-mile northeast of Pioneerville in Boise County, Idaho

Reported: August 5, 2024; Cause: Lightning/Natural

Acres: 3,732; Containment: 53%

Fuels: Timber with grass and understory

Personnel: 413 (9 hand crews, 10 engines, 6 water tenders, 1 dozer, 3 masticators and 3 helicopters)

Highlights: Despite the hot, dry, and gusty winds over the past couple of days, the Flat Fire remains well within its original footprint. Over the past two days, the weather has tested the Flat fire lines with little effect. There has been little fire behavior and relatively little active burning and open flames.

All in all, it was another good day for firefighters who have been working hard to contain the Flat Fire. Over the next few days, firefighters will continue to patrol the fire area for hot spots to mop up.

They will be backhauling, or removing excess fire equipment off the fire lines where they are no longer needed. This includes such fire items as hoses, pumps, collapsible water tanks, nozzles, plumbing hardware, fuel containers, etc.

Firefighters are also working on fire line and suppression repair efforts in those areas of the fire line that have good containment and are no longer at risk of escape. They are returning the disturbed areas, fire lines, staging areas, helipads, etc., to as natural a state as is practicable. This is to minimize any future damages due to erosion.

The indirect dozer line on the east flank of the fire that has burned into the 2016 Pioneer Fire burn scar was completed today. Work remains on the southernmost corner of the fire where firefighters will connect the direct hand line with the indirect dozer line. This will complete a containment line around the fire that will be monitored and patrolled for the foreseeable future. Firefighters will remain on the scene continuing to look for hot spots and mop up areas where any heat is found.

Fire Behavior and Weather: Over the next couple of days, a Pacific storm system will move across the Pacific Northwest. Moisture and relative humidity (RH) will increase, along with isolated to scattered rain showers. Chances of wetting rains are low, with showers being light in nature. Cooler temperatures and RH above 30% are expected on Sunday. Dry and warm weather conditions return next week.

Road and Trail Closures and Restrictions: The Boise National Forest has implemented an Area Closure for the Flat Fire. See the link for additional information: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/boise/alerts-notices. The Summit Flat Road (#380) between Pioneerville and Coulter Summit and FS Road 379 (Elk Creek Road) is closed for public and firefighter safety.

Fires Burning in the Vicinity: Other fires are burning north of the Flat Fire. See the link for additional information: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idbof-middle-fork-complex-fire-bulldog-nellie-anderson.

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· Be aware of and follow all fire restrictions

· During closed burn season, before burning debris apply for a free burn permit – it’s the law

· Use campfires safely by staying clear of flammable debris and burning on mineral soil

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· Secure trailer chains so they don’t drag and cause a fire

· Never park over dry grass because hot exhaust systems can start a fire

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