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Two smoke columns rising behind the ridge. Taken from the helibase south of Cascade
The Snag Fire was started by lightning on the evening on August 5, 2024, 9.5 miles east of Cascade, ID. At 6 a.m. on August 8, 2024, Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 7 assumed command of the fire. At the time, Great Basin Team 7 was already in command of four other fires in the area as the West Mountain Complex. Transfer of command to Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 2 occurred at 6 a.m. on 8/10/24. The incident is now being managed along with four other incidents (Wolf Creek, Boulder, Dollar, and Goat).
The Valley County Sheriff’s Office has closed Warm Lake Highway due to the Snag Fire. The Snag Fire remained active and is now within 500 feet of the Warm Lake Highway. The Warm Lake Highway is closed at the Horsethief Road intersection east toward Warm Lake and from the Johnson Creek Road intersection west toward Warm Lake. Scott Valley residents will be allowed access. Follow the Valley County Sheriff's Facebook page for more details. Please avoid the area in order to not impact firefighting efforts. To learn more about the Ready, Set, GO evacuation system click this link.
The Boise National Forest, Idaho Department of Lands, and Bureau of Land Management are in Stage 1 fire restrictions on state, endowment, private and federal lands within the West Central Mountains Fire Restrictions Zone. For more information, visit the Idaho fires Restrictions website at: https://www.idl.idaho.gov/fire-management/fire-restrictions-finder/
| Current as of | Wed, 08/14/2024 - 12:40 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Boise |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning/Natural |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | 9.5 miles East of Cascade, Idaho |
| Incident Commander | Tony DeMasters, Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team #2 |
| Coordinates |
44° 32' 54'' Latitude
-115° 50' 25
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 34 |
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| Size | 17,118 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 0% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 9/15/2024 |
| Fuels Involved | Timber (Litter and Understory) Subalpine fir, snowberry, sagebrush, perennial grasses. Steep terrain. |
| Significant Events | Active Active fire behavior was observed throughout the night and into the day, with surface burning of timber/understory, group torching, crown runs and active spotting. |
| Planned Actions |
Continue to identify areas of opportunity until critical resources are filled. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
The fire has impacted the Warm Lake Road resulting in a hard closure and is expected to continue to impact the Warm Lake Road to the northeast and southwest. The fire will continue to spread along the Curtis Creek drainage toward Warm Lake Summit, and flanking easterly into the Middle Fork of the Payette River drainage. Moving east toward Cougar Rock, Railroad Pass, toward the private structures and cultural/resource values, northwest in the Big Creek drainage toward commercial timberlands, private structures, and other cultural/resource values. Backing south and west toward the state and private timber lands due to unseasonably high ERC's, low RH, and high temperatures. Active fire behavior at night is expected due to a thermal belt and downslope winds. |
| Remarks |
This incident is being prioritized with four other incidents (Wolf Creek, Boulder, Dollar, Goat). |
| Weather Concerns | Today, isolated showers and thunderstorms moved across the fire 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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