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Limepoint Fire

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Contacts for Fire Information:  

208-992-3032 or 2024.limepoint@firenet.gov

https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idpaf-limepoint-fire 

https://www.facebook.com/payettenationalforest/

The Limepoint Fire did not add any new acreage today and the percentage of containment is holding at 88%. Control lines have been completed on the southeast side of the fire and those firefighters are shifting to new containment lines to the north. The northeastern edge is still being improved with mop up, suppression repair, and hazard tree removal. 

Heavy equipment specialists have been hard at work repairing roads and dozer line affected by firefighting operations. Road graders have almost completed re-grading the Council-Cuprum Road and logging operations are complete on the eastern side of the fire. Logging crews will be relocating north.

The weather system that passed north of the fire yesterday did not bring any precipitation to the fire. Winds today are from the northwest and the weather will be cooler. Starting Thursday, the warming and drying trend resumes, with the temperature gradually rising and the relative humidity remaining low. Please observe fire restrictions (see below) and be careful not cause another fire.

For the hunters near the fire area, please take extra precaution to not enter the closure areas (see below) or hunt out of your assigned zone. Understand that you may not be alone out there as firefighters move about the fire area. Finally, wear high-visibility clothing and use discretion when shooting by confirming your target and clearing the sight line. 

Evacuations: Cuprum remains at a Level 1 (READY) evacuation level and Bear evacuations are lifted completely. 

Closures: The Forest Closure Order updated Monday at 7:00 a.m. Some areas previously closed to the public have been reopened. For details about the closure, visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/payette/alerts-notices. There is still a lot of work being done in the fire area; for your safety and the safety of firefighters, please observe the existing Payette Forest Closures still in effect and watch out for firefighters and fire traffic.

Restrictions: Stage 1 Fire Restrictions remain in effect for the Payette National Forest and all state, private and BLM lands in the fire area. Under these restrictions, campfires are allowed only in recreation sites within metal fire pits. Fires of any kind are not allowed in any dispersed camping areas.

Visit https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/ for more information on these and other fires.