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Owl Fire

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Unit Information

Salmon-Challis National Forest 
1206 S. Challis Street 
Salmon, 
Idaho 
83467 
Salmon-Challis National Forest 
1206 S. Challis Street 
Salmon, 
Idaho 
83467 

Incident Contacts

  • Owl Fire Information
    Email:
    2022.owl@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    208-756-7853

Moose and Owl Fire Daily Update for Sunday, September 18

Owl Fire
Publication Type: News 09/18/2022

 Moose and Owl Fire Daily Update                        September 18, 2022 
 Fire Information: 208-742-6690 daily from 8 AM – 8 PM                Email: 2022.moose@firenet.gov

Salmon-Challis National Forest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/salmonchallisnf

Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8249/

 

INCIDENT STATISTICS

 

Moose Fire, 130,092 Acres, 51% Containment, 787 Personnel

Owl Fire, 747 Acres, 53% Containment, 40 Personnel


 COMMUNITY MEETING: Join us for an in-person meeting on Monday, September 19, 2022, at 6:00 pm at the Idaho Fish and Game, Salmon Regional Office – 99 Highway 93 North Salmon, ID.  

 Firefighting crews along Stormy Peak Road will be working both direct (right up against the fire line) and indirect (further away from the fire’s edge) on spot fires located by drones. Where the terrain allows, hand crews working along Old Leesburg Road will address areas of heat. Heavy equipment is being used to reduce fuels on the Ridge Line Road (NFSR 020) as a contingency line. Crews are in Turner Gulch to slow or moderate fire progression in the municipal watershed. This operation, along with heavy equipment operators working along the powerline, is intended to halt any potential southward progression of the fire. 

 Hand crews and operators completed chipping operations along Williams Creek Road. These crews will begin chipping on Ridge Line Road and begin rehabilitation work. Heavy equipment operators will be utilizing feller bunchers along Ridge Line Road to eliminate hazardous trees and provide safe conditions for hand crews.  

  Yesterday crews on the Owl fire identified minimal heat or movement. The increase in containment on the Owl fire is primarily on the west flank. Today they will fly drones on the east flank and send a hotshot crew if needed to take care of any remaining spots of heat.  

  EVACUATIONS: Zones 1, 11, 12, and 13, the Beartrack Mine, and Leesburg remain in "SET" status.  The Incident Management Team will continue to work closely with the Sheriff’s Office to consider changes to the evacuation status over the next few days, depending on the weather. Additional details are at: https://bit.ly/LemhiCountyEvacs

  CLOSURES AND RESTRICTIONS: A Salmon-Challis National Forest closure order was updated on September 9. The closure includes the area north of Williams Creek Road (FR-021), Deep Creek Road (FR-101), and certain roads, trails, and a defined geographic area around the fire. Moose Fire Emergency Area, Road, and Trail Closure, Order #04-13-22-509. This closure applies to hunting access, firewood cutting and gathering, fishing, hiking, camping, and other recreational activities·      
-Public Lands north of the town of Salmon, south of Wallace Creek, and west of the Salmon River administered by the Salmon Field Office, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are temporarily Closed.·      
- Stage 1 Fire restrictions are in effect on the Salmon-Challis National Forest, BLM, and State of Idaho lands in Custer and Lemhi Counties, excluding wilderness areas.·      
-For more information about area hunting units, please visit the Idaho Fish and Game fire map: https://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/maps/realtime/fire/ or the Idaho Fish and Game Salmon Region Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/IDFG.salmon. 
 

Visit our website at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/scnf, “Like Us” on Facebook @salmonchallisnf, and “Follow Us” on Twitter @salmonchallisnf https://twitter.com/SalmonChallisNF
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