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WEST MOUNTAIN FIRES  

Closures, Current Evacuation Information

Fire Restrictions, TFR, Important Links

FOREST CLOSURES

Boise National Forest: 

• Closure Order #0402-04-100 Dollar/Oro Area, Trail, and Road Closure, extending north to the boundary with Payette National Forest, south to Crouch and the Banks-Lowman Hwy, and east to the 579, 563 and 582 roads. 
• Closure Order #0402-04-98 Boulder Fire Area, Trail, and Road Closure, encompassing Blue Lake and Snowbank Mountain Road (#446) along with all #404 and #421.

Payette National Forest: 

• Closure Order #0412-606 Wolf Creek Burned Area Road and Trail Closure encompassing National Forest System Trail #560 and NFS Road #1762. 
• Closure Order #0412-605 Dollar Fire Area and Trail Closure north of Warm Lake Road, west of South Fork Salmon River, east of NFS Trail #101, and south of NFS Trail #99 and #100.

Notice to hunters: Prior to entering the backcountry, Idaho Fish and Game advises hunters to check with their local Forest Service ranger district offices or county sheriffs’ offices for fire closures in their hunt areas. For more information visit: https://tinyurl.com/4td8hwzc.

FIRE RESTRICTIONS

Fire Restrictions: The Boise National Forest is Stage One Fire Restrictions.

EVACUATION INFORMATION

A “Ready” evacuation order has been issued by Valley County Sheriff’s Office for residents of Warm Lake and the North Shore Lodge at Warm Lake (see map https://tinyurl.com/42auxnk8). A “Ready” evacuation order has been issued for the Horsethief area, including the YMCA camp, and areas of Scott Valley (see map https://tinyurl.com/4vfj657x)

Review the READY, SET, GO evacuation procedure for Valley County: https://www.co.valley.id.us/ReadySetGo

To sign up for emergency alerts, such as evacuation notices, visit your county’s emergency alert system: 

• Valley County: https://www.co.valley.id.us/CompleteEmergencyNotificationandAlerting
• Adams County:  https://public.alertsense.com/SignUp/PublicUser.aspx?regionid=1077

ROAD CLOSURES

Warm Lake Highway Closure: The Valley County Sheriff’s Office has closed Warm Lake Highway due to threat to public safety from increased fire behavior and potential for fire spread along and/or across the roadway. For updates on county closures visit: https://www.co.valley.id.us/departments/SheriffsOffice.

TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS

Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) are in place over the Boulder, Dollar, Snag, and Goat Fires. Yesterday morning, an aircraft entered the restricted zone without authorization, temporarily grounding fire aircraft and hampering firefighting efforts. Such incidents are reported to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for further review. Wildfires are a no-fly zone for unauthorized aircraft, including drones. TFRs are critical for firefighter and aircraft safety. If you fly, we can’t. For more information, visit http://knowbeforeyoufly.org.