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In the afternoon of August 21, 2022, the Trout Fire was detected during district fire patrol. The Trout Fire is located within the Selkirk Mountain Range on the Bonners Ferry Ranger District of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. It is approximately 10 miles southwest of Copeland Idaho near Trout Creek and it was determined to be caused by lightning. Due to the fire being situated in an old burn scar, snags and heavy downed-fuels is the chief safety concern for firefighters working on the ground. Fire Managers are strategizing methods for fire suppression and no structures are at risk.
There are no evacuations at this time. However, when living in fire prone areas it is recommended that all area residents have an evacuation plan in place including having all important documents, pictures, prescriptions, and pets gathered up and easily transportable. Residents of Boundary County, ID can visit https://www.nixle.com or text home zip code to 888777 to sign up for emergency alerts.
| Current as of | Tue, 09/06/2022 - 14:12 |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | 10 miles southwest of Copeland, Idaho |
| Incident Commander | IC-4 Gidley |
| Coordinates |
48° 49' 51'' Latitude
-116° 32' 43
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 2 |
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| Size | 1,740 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 0% |
| Fuels Involved | Closed timber litter Mature stand of subalpine fir with heavy dead/down wood and 30% standing dead with a brush component understory. |
| Significant Events | Active fire behavior with crowning, group torching and flanking. Dry outflow winds of 30-40 mph pushed fire to the east the evening of 9/30 with crown runs, group torching and flanking. Fire moved 2 miles to the east and spotted across Ball Creek to the south. |
| Planned Actions |
Type 2 Incident Management Team has been ordered |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
12 hours: Low RHs into the night with ridgetop winds will likely result in overnight fire growth and |
| Weather Concerns | The fire area experienced high temperatures, low relative humidity, poor nighttime humidity recovery, as well as high outflow winds due to passage of a dry thunderstorm the previous evening, pushing the fire east and northeast. Continued hot and dry conditions over the fire, with upslope winds in the teens gusting to 25mph predicted. A red flag warning will be in effect over the fire area from 1200 Sept 2nd through 2100 Sept 3rd for hot/dry unstable air which will likely result in continued active fire spread. |
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