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The Goat Fire started on the evening on August 5, 2024, 11 miles southeast of Cascade, ID. At 6 a.m. on August 10, 2024, Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 2 assumed command of the fire. The incident is being managed along with four other fires in the area (Boulder, Wolf Creek, Snag, and Dollar) as the West Mountain Complex.
| Current as of | Tue, 08/13/2024 - 21:08 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Boise |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Undetermined |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | 11 miles SE of Cascade, Idaho |
| Incident Commander | Tony DeMasters, Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team #2 |
| Incident Description | Wildfire |
| Coordinates |
44° 25' 54'' Latitude
-115° 49' 40
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| Total Personnel: | 0 |
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| Size | 683 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 0% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 09/22/2024 |
| Fuels Involved | Timber (Litter and Understory) |
| Significant Events | Active Group Torching Spotting Flanking
Active fire behavior was observed with surface burning in timber/understory, group torching, short runs, and spotting. |
| Planned Actions |
Continue to monitor fire by air and ground. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
The fire will continue to spread north and east, updrainage in the Middle Fork of the Payette River, back and flank south and west toward Goat Creek and down drainage in the Middle Fork of the Payette River with spotting and group torching due to unseasonably high ERCs, poor recovery, and low RH. Spotting is likely. Outflow winds from thunderstorms could increase fire behavior. |
| Remarks |
This fire is currently being monitored by air and ground, appropriate action will be taken as necessary. |
| Weather Concerns | Today, isolated showers and thunderstorms moved across the fires and produced light rain (less than 0.10" in most locations), gusty outflow winds to 40 mph, and lightning. Temperatures were cooler with highs in the mid 60s to around 70. Humidities were higher today, bottoming out at 33-38%. Winds away from thunderstorms were out of the west to southwest this afternoon with gusts to 25 mph. Thunderstorm chances will decrease on Wednesday, but numerous showers and thunderstorms will make a return on Thursday. This will come with a 30-40% chance of wetting rains, meaning areas under the cores of showers and thunderstorms may see significant rainfall while other areas will see little. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms will linger into Friday with dry, warmer, and breezy conditions over the weekend. |
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