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Southwest Idaho Wildfire Crisis Strategy Prescribed Fire

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500 N Mission St 
McCall, 
Idaho 
83638 
500 N Mission St 
McCall, 
Idaho 
83638 

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    208-634-0820

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Southwest Idaho Wildfire Crisis Strategy Prescribed Burn Thursday, Friday, Saturday, September 28-30th Active unit/projectsEach prescribed burn project in the Southwest Idaho Wildfire Crisis Strategy Prescribed Burn area is divided into smaller units for fire operations, allowing firefighters to manage and control the burning area. Council Ranger District:
Tuesday was a successful day on both the Brush and Weasel prescribed burns. Hand ignitions and Helicopter ignitions took place.  The Brush Crews treated over 900 acres using hand ignitions along forest service roads and helicopter ignitions inside those treated lines.  Using hand ignitions, the Weasel Crews spent the day focusing on outlining the area targeted for burning on Wednesday.
Payette National Forest Planned Fuels Treatment Overview  Payette National Forest Planned Fuels Treatment Overview   Where we’ve been: 09/20/23 through 09/27/23 East Zone (Krassel Ranger District (RD) and the Frank Church Wilderness) 
New Meadows District:​Brush - Monday 440 acres treated. Today's target is 700 acres implementing Helicopter & Hand Ignitions​Goose Creek -  Periodic patrolling​Cold - Monitor/Patrol 
Southwest Idaho Wildfire Crisis Strategy Prescribed BurnMonday, September 25th Active unit/projectsEach prescribed burn project in the Southwest Idaho Wildfire Crisis Strategy Prescribed Burn area is divided into smaller units for fire operations, allowing firefighters to manage and control the burning area. Council Ranger District:
On Thursday, September 21, 2023, a low-pressure system carrying light rain moved through the area, no burning took place.Fuel Treatment plans for the weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) are outlined below. No heavy smoke is expected but plumes will be visible.
Southwest Idaho Wildfire Crisis Strategy Prescribed BurnWednesday, September 20th Active unit/projectsEach prescribed burn project in the Southwest Idaho Wildfire Crisis Strategy Prescribed Burn area is divided into smaller units for fire operations, allowing firefighters to manage and control the burning area. Weiser Ranger District:
Each prescribed burn project in the Southwest Idaho Wildfire Crisis Strategy Prescribed Burn area is divided into smaller units for fire operations, allowing firefighters to manage and control the burning area. Active units/projects for Monday, September 18th, and Tuesday, September 19th are identified below.Weiser Ranger District:Robinson (22 miles Northwest of Weiser) – On Monday, Firefighters successfully completed 50 acres. No burning planned for Tuesday.