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Wapiti Fire Statistics

• Size: 125,758 acres
• Completion: 78%
• Total Personnel: 310
• Location: near Grandjean, ID
• Reported: July 24, 2024
• Cause: Lightning

For More Information

InciWeb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idbof-wapiti-fire

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wapitifireinfo2024

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/WapitiFireInfo2024

Interactive Map:  https://tinyurl.com/WapitiFireInfoMap

Special Emphasis: Collection of firewood within the closure areas is prohibited; any firewood collection in open areas must be done with a valid firewood permit. For questions on firewood collection on the Sawtooth National Forest, please contact the Stanley Ranger Station at 208.774.3000. 

Weather: Dry and warm conditions will continue today with winds picking up in the early morning and dropping off in the mid-afternoon. The possibility of precipitation in the near future remains very low.

Current Situation: Crews on the Wapiti Fire worked hard to increase containment yesterday. Due to yesterday’s northwest winds, there was increased fire activity and smoke in Big Meadows blown towards the fire’s interior. Increased smoke was also seen below Copper Mountain and west of Bull Trout Lake. Hand crews and engines continued extinguishing any heat and securing line along the west portion of the fire. The successive warm and dry days have caused interior fuels to be consumed continuously and crews will pay close attention today as fire activity may again increase due to wind, especially around the south edge and the interior. 

More hazard tree assessment of Grandjean was completed yesterday to remove standing trees with a high likelihood of falling. The trees were cut down then sawed into firewood-sized pieces. Stream diversion work will continue today. Crews will continue to cut down and clear out hazard trees along several roads in the closure area to ensure safe travel once they reopen to the public. 

As a reminder, maps for the Wapiti Fire have been updated to better reflect the difference between containment lines and completion lines, since both strategies are in use on the fire area. Containment will continue to be shown as a black line along the fire perimeter; confinement will be shown as a brown line adjacent to the fire perimeter line. 

Evacuations: Evacuation status for Stanley Zone 1 is currently at READY. All residents should remain alert for any change in conditions that may reinitiate an evacuation status. Sign up for Custer County CodeRED emergency notifications: text CUSTER to 99411 or enroll at https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/BF28E45537FF. Sign up for Boise County Alert Sense emergency notifications at https://public.alertsense.com/SignUp/publicUser.aspx?regionid=1163. 

For evacuation information on the Wapiti Fire, please see the Custer County Sheriff’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/p/Custer-County-Sheriff-Idaho-61558947312289/, and the Boise County Sheriff’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/boisecountysheriff/

Closures: The Wapiti Fire area closure covers portions of the Sawtooth, Boise, and Salmon-Challis National Forests. Please reference the map and description at https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident- closures/idbof-wapiti-fire. Recreationalists and hunters should reference this map and obey all posted signage regarding the closure area and any related road, trail, and campground closures. Fire managers and local forest officials are evaluating the current closure area for a reduction in size and scope once it is safe to do so. 

An interactive map for all closures on the Boise National Forest is found at https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/642380b0eb124c8cab6bd9ad3d7146ad/page/Overview/# data_s=id%3AdataSource_5-1888bd00a2c-layer-13-1888bd00b53-layer-16%3A82