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Four Corners Fire

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Unit Information

Payette National Forest 
500 N Mission St 
McCall, 
Idaho 
83638 
Payette National Forest 
500 N Mission St 
McCall, 
Idaho 
83638 

Incident Contacts

  • Fire Information
    Email:
    2022.FourCorners@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    208-634-0820

Four Corners Fire - September 4, 2022

Four Corners Fire
Publication Type: News 09/04/2022

A Virtual Community Meeting is scheduled for today, September 4, 2022, at 6pm on the Payette National Forest Facebook Page

Yesterday’s wind event was less significant than forecasted. This moderated weather resulted in minimal movement along the fire perimeter. There was widespread interior torching, but no new threats to the constructed line were detected. Firefighters focused on the small spot fires that were slowing progress over the past week. The attention and patience of the crews working on these little pieces of line is time consuming, but critical to creating solid containment around the entire incident. 
Much of the smoke and heat produced yesterday was from Thursday’s strategic firing operations.  This was done to reduce fuels around hot spots above French Creek and Campbell Creek communities and keep fire from getting into the canopy.  Low intensity ground burns, where crews can work with weather to control the rate and intensity of spread is a common tool firefighters use to help stabilize containment lines.  Our top priority continues to be to protect the 454 threatened structures in the area to allow residents to return as soon as safely possible. Safety concerns from steep terrain north and south of Willow Creek are causing slow progress of containment on the south end of the fire. This is forcing firefighters to rely on air resources when weather conditions permit to prevent the fire from progressing further south. As a contingency, firefighters are constructing control lines using heavy equipment on Forest Road 404 along Olson Ridge and fortifying existing roads. Firefighters will continue to add depth on north and west containment lines to strengthen those lines. We expect conditions to remain hot and dry today, with the morning inversion keeping smoke in place during the morning hours.

As a reminder the Payette National Forest is holding a virtual community meeting today at 6pm. Operations will discuss daily events and provide an overview of future operations.
 
During this busy holiday weekend continue to be mindful of fire vehicles as you travel the roadways.

Weather: Hot and dry conditions are expected to persist through Wednesday. Today, calm winds are expected from the southwest ranging from 5-8 mph this afternoon with occasional gusts winds up to 15 mph on the ridge tops.
Fire Restriction: There are no fire restrictions in the area, but residents and visitors are encouraged to exercise extreme caution if building campfires during the holiday weekend. For more information on local fire restrictions, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/vptsh85r  
Air Quality:  Specific information about local smoke levels, forecasts, and possible health impacts is available at https://outlooks.airfire.org/outlook/cc0ac676/
Evacuation Information: Valley County Sheriff evacuation orders (Go) are still in place for residents of Campbell Creek and French Creek. The team’s number one priority is trying to get individuals back into their homes as soon as possible. God’s Acres residents are in the pre-evacuation stage (Set). Others in the vicinity are encouraged to consider evacuation preparations (Ready). Please visit www.wildlandfirersg.org for information on packing and preparing for evacuations. For more information on evacuations and local support, call the Valley County Sheriff's Office at 208.382.5160.
Closure Information:  Access to hunting unit 32 A near the Fawn Creek area is very limited as the main route in from the west is in the closure area. A security guard is posted at the intersection of Cabarton and Snowbank Road and will not be allowing individuals through. The complete closure order for the Boise and Payette National Forests – including a full description and an accompanying map – is available at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/closures/8331/.
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