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Wapiti Fire

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Unit Information

Boise National Forest 
1249 S. Vinnell Way 
Boise, 
Idaho 
83709 
Boise National Forest 
1249 S. Vinnell Way 
Boise, 
Idaho 
83709 

Incident Contacts

  • Sawtooth National Recreation Area
    Phone:
    208.727.5000
    Hours:
    .
  • Stanley Ranger Station
    Phone:
    208.774.3000
  • Lowman Ranger District
    Phone:
    208.259.3361

Photographs Gallery

Twin Peaks Crew working near Gates Creek, September 30
hillside with firefighters working in smoke
hillside with firefighters working in smoke
Twin Peaks Crew working near Gates Creek, September 30

Photo by Chip Collins

Job Corp Crew Learning About Law Enforcement
law enforcement talking with young people
law enforcement talking with young people
Job Corp Crew Learning About Law Enforcement

Law enforcement officers (LEO) on the Wapiti Fire spoke with the Job Corp crew about what an LEO does on a fire.

Photo by Jason Bulkley

Logging Deck, September 30
panoramic photo showing log decks from the Wapiti Fire area
panoramic photo showing log decks from the Wapiti Fire area
Logging Deck, September 30

Photo by M. Morrison

Northwest side of the Wapiti Fire near Gates Creek, September 30
hillside with a small amount of smoke
hillside with a small amount of smoke
Northwest side of the Wapiti Fire near Gates Creek, September 30

Photo by Chip Collins

Vegetation Regeneration
Shrubs sprouting out of the burned land
Shrubs sprouting out of the burned land
Vegetation Regeneration

Shrubs are already emerging on burned lands

Vegetation Regeneration
Two firefighters walking up burned slope
Two firefighters walking up burned slope
Vegetation Regeneration

Grasses are already emerging on burned hillslopes

Vegetation Regeneration
Grasses emerging from burned land
Grasses emerging from burned land
Vegetation Regeneration

Grasses are already emerging on burned land

Wapiti fire Incident Command Post
Wapiti Fire Incident Command Post
Wapiti Fire Incident Command Post
Wapiti fire Incident Command Post
Burn scar alongside Highway 21, September 27, 2024
Burn scar alongside Highway 21, September 27, 2024
Burn scar alongside Highway 21, September 27, 2024
Burn scar alongside Highway 21, September 27, 2024

Burn scar alongside Highway 21, September 27, 2024

Planning meeting, Wapiti Fire
Planning meeting, Wapiti Fire
Planning meeting, Wapiti Fire
Planning meeting, Wapiti Fire
Planning meeting at Wapiti Incident Command Post
Meeting at Wapiti Incident Command Post
Meeting at Wapiti Incident Command Post
Planning meeting at Wapiti Incident Command Post
Landslide on the Grandjean Road
Landslide on the Grandjean Road
Landslide on the Grandjean Road
Landslide on the Grandjean Road
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