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Start date: 8/13/22

Cause: Lightning

Size: 7,986 acres

Percent Containment: 4%

Helicopters: 7

Engines: 36

Crews: 16

Dozers: 5

Total Personnel: 603

Fire crews working in hot and dry conditions made progress Sunday on several sections of the Four Corners Fire. They removed hazard trees and vegetation, cut fireline, and installed pumps and hoses near homes on the western edge of Lake Cascade to make structures there more defensible. Heavy equipment was employed to masticate, or mulch, and brush off the road near Campbell’s Creek.  Additional interagency hotshot crews arrived and identified areas on the southwestern part of the fire where firefighting tactics could be successful. Crews in this area were also able to put fireline around a spot that sparked well outside the fire perimeter when a brief, gusty thunderstorm passed through on Saturday.

Today, fire crews are preparing for afternoon storms with strong winds, gusting up to 30 mph. Meteorologists caution that the fire area may be caught between two storm systems, from the north and the east, and as a result wind direction may shift from south-southwest to west-northwest later in the day. Firefighters will be on the lookout for erratic fire behavior and hazard trees. Safety of the public and firefighters is the first priority on this and all wildland fires.

For information on local area smoke levels and possible health impacts, visit https://fire.airnow.gov/.  Boaters on Lake Cascade should be cautious on the water and aware that water scooping planes and helicopters may use any area of the lake as needed to draw water. Additionally, use caution when along Lakeshore Drive due to the increase in traffic.

Evacuation Information:  Residences in God’s Acres and French Creek are under evacuation status (Go).  The Campbell Creek area is under pre-evacuation notice (Set).  Others in the vicinity are encouraged to consider evacuation preparations (Ready).  Please visit https://www.wildlandfirersg.org/ for information on packing and preparing for evacuations.  Kelly’s Whitewater Park is open to evacuees.  For more information on evacuations and local support, call the Valley County Sheriff's Office at 208.382.5160.

Closure Information:  The Payette and Boise National Forests have enacted a closure area to protect the public and firefighters.  The complete closure order – including a full description of the trails, roads, and areas closed and an accompanying map – is available at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/closures/8331/.