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Horse Fire

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Unit Information

1206 S. Challis Street 
Salmon, 
Idaho 
83467 
1206 S. Challis Street 
Salmon, 
Idaho 
83467 

Incident Contacts

Horse Fire Information
Email: SM.FS.SCFFIREINFO@usda.gov
Phone: 208-756-7853

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The Horse fire located approximately 5½ miles northwest of Corn Creek on the North Fork Ranger District in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness.  It was reported on September 8, 2022, at 1306 MDT. The fire is burning in lodgepole, fir, and snags.  The fire is being managed under a point protection strategy.  Fire managers are assessing values at risk in the vicinity of the fire and are establishing management action points to trigger specified actions to protect those values. 

Basic Information
Current as of Thu, 10/13/2022 - 05:21
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Lightning/Natural
Date of Origin
Location approximately 5½ miles northwest of Corn Creek on the North Fork Ranger District in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness.
Incident Commander North Zone Duty Officer
Incident Description wildfire
Coordinates 45° 25' 30'' Latitude
-114° 45'
37
'' Longitude
Current Situation
Total Personnel: 1
Size 397 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained 0%
Fuels Involved

grass, brush, Douglas fire, Ponderosa Pine, and snags.

Significant Events

Fire activity is minimal, the fire is smoldering.

Outlook
Planned Actions

Implementation of measures to protect values at risk in the fire's vicinity.

Projected Incident Activity

Smoldering with very little fire growth

Remarks

The Horse Fire is located in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness.

0% reflects percentage of objectives complete; not containment.

Current Weather
Weather Concerns

A ridge of high pressure positioned along the northwest coast will produce unseasonably warm and dry conditions across the region through the weekend.