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**Middle Fork Complex Fire Update For 09/27/2024**

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, 482 Personnel

Snag Fire: 33,436 acres, 90% comple on, 139 Personnel

Goat Fire: 26,524 acres, 46% comple on, 67 personnel

Today warmer temperatures, sunny clear skies, with calmer winds, and staying dry for the extended forecast. Relative humidity expected to be in the mid 20 percentile. Good relative humidity recoveries expected overnight will limit fire behavior.

Middle Fork Complex – Southeast side is continuing to be monitored where there is s ll some heat present and may show some smoke due to the warmer temperatures and the continuing drying of the finer fuels. Crews will be patrolling these areas as temperatures increase.

Goat – Yesterday, full suppression direct and indirect fire line was finished on the west side. Today crews are working on the ridgeline down around the private lands back to Clear Creek Road securing the fires edge. Containment and comple on line will continue to show more progress.

Snag – Crews working on the north end are working on the indirect and direct hand and dozer lines, making good progress. Suppression repair on the west side is coming to completion. Crews and engines are still present and evaluating any concerns.

Middle Fork Complex - Suppression Repair = 25 miles of handline completed. 8 miles of dozer line completed. 

Goat and Snag Fires - Suppression Repair = 15 miles of handline completed. 3 miles of dozer line completed.

Firefighters continue work both fire suppression and suppression repair as needed so heavy firefighting equipment is moving from site to site. Please use extreme caution while traveling, especially when approaching vehicles, and at intersections.