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Middle Fork Complex Fire Update

October 1, 2024

Middle Fork Fire Information: 208-992-3045 (8 a.m. – 8 p.m.) | Email: 2024.middleforkcomplex@firenet.gov

Middle Fork Complex: 61,484 acres, 90% completion, 400 Personnel 

Snag Fire: 33,436 acres, 90% completion, 41 Personnel 

Goat Fire: 27,131 acres, 46% completion, 41 personnel

Middle Fork Complex: Fire behavior has been mild smoldering and creeping with no intense or scattered heat near the perimeter. Suppression repair continues in the Deadwood Reservoir. The closure areas remain in effect and heavy equipment and crews remain engaged in fire suppression repair work. The public is asked to use extra caution when traveling in the area. 

Goat: Fire behavior is mainly smoldering and creeping with several small areas of intense heat along the southern and the northeastern perimeters.  There are also several inaccessible interior areas with intense heat. Crews have completed most of the repair work around Clear Creek and continue suppression repair in the private lands near there. Hand crews continue increasing the depth of mop-up efforts along containment lines. Engine companies and crews continue to evaluate and protect confinement lines in the northeast corner of the fire.

Snag: Fire behavior is mostly smoldering with some creeping and no intense or scattered heat near the perimeter. Suppression repair continues across the fire area the primary focus on hand and dozer lines. Firefighters continue to evaluate and strengthening containment lines continues along the western side of the fire. Repair work of many of the roads used by fire personnel in the area will continue. 

Great Basin Incident Management Team 6, led by Mack McFarland, Incident Commander, assumed control of Middle Fork Complex at 6 a.m. today as Great Basin Team 2 rotates back home for some much-deserved rest. McFarland pointed out that the diligent planning and hard work of Team 2 was much appreciated and has set Team 6 up for success over the next couple of weeks.

Weather Outlook: High pressure and gusty conditions are expected to continue with overnight, humidity recovery remaining in the teens over most of the fire area. Temperatures are expected to be in the 50s at higher elevations and in the 60s to low 70s at lower elevations.

Closure Orders: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/boise/alerts-notices 

An updated forest closure order reducing the size of the closure has been posted to the Boise National Forest Facebook page. To assist with firefighter access to the areas and avoid heavy equipment, hunters and other public members are not allowed access to areas that are still closed. 

Fire Restrictions: Stage 1 Fire Restrictions have been rescinded for the Boise National Forest. For more information on the restrictions visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/boise/alerts-notices.