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Muddy Moose Project

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Unit Information

Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests 
1008 Highway 64 
Kamiah, 
Idaho 
83536 
Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests 
1008 Highway 64 
Kamiah, 
Idaho 
83536 

Incident Contacts

Craig Roach, Red River Ranger District Fire Management Officer
Phone: 208-874-2405

Satellite image of the Muddy Moose prescribed burn that encompassed areas near Highway 12, up to Mud Springs and Elk Summit.
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Satellite image of the Muddy Moose prescribed burn that encompassed areas near Highway 12, up to Mud Springs and Elk Summit.

The Muddy Moose Prescribed Burn Project is complete for the spring. This will be the last update on Muddy Moose Project.

The overall project area will contain approximately 243 acres of logging slash burning that will reduce hazardous fuel accumulations in areas of designated Rural Wildland Urban Interface near Elk City, ID. Further objectives for this project include:

  • reducing fuels created from logging operations to create new planting sites for new trees post-harvest
  • reduce the potential risk and intensity of catastrophic wildfire
  • increase the success of wildfire suppression strategies and tactics, while providing for firefighter safety
  • improving potential safety zones and escape routes for firefighters to further protect firefighter health and well-being.

Basic Information
Current as of Mon, 05/20/2024 - 13:54
Incident Type Prescribed Fire
Date of Origin
Location Approximately one mile south of Mud Springs, along National Forest Service Road #307 (Old Elk City Wagon Road).
Incident Commander Red River Ranger District Fire and Fuel staff
Coordinates 45° 50' 58.8'' Latitude
-115° 35'
6.6
'' Longitude
Current Situation
Size 55 Acres
Outlook
Remarks

Short duration smoke impacts are expected for the surrounding area. Smoke will be visible from Elk City, Orogrande, and Newsome.

Please be aware of any fire traffic, such as engines and crew vehicles, in the area.

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