Shissler Fire

Unit Information

Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests
U.S. Forest Service
903 3rd Street
Kamiah, ID 83536

Incident Contacts

Hank Heusinkveld
Email: henry.heusinkveld@usda.gov
Phone: 208-702-2389
Hours: Daily

Drew Dingmann
Email: drew.dingmann@usda.gov
Phone: 208-842-2758
Hours: Inconsistent phone service; please email

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Highlighted Activity

09/23/2020 9/23/20 Shissler Fire Update

Acreage on the Shissler fire has been reduced from approximately 11,000 acres to 10,680 acres based on more accurate mapping. Forest Service Road (FSR) 285 (The Green Mountain / Elk Mountain Road)..

News - 09/23/2020

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The Shissler fire was reported the evening of August 17, 2020 and is located southeast of Elk City, Idaho two miles south of Red River Hot Springs.

For more information and today's fire update, please see the News tab.

Basic Information

Current as of
Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Monday August 17th, 2020 approx. 09:00 PM
Location	Southeast of Elk City, Idaho two miles south of Red River Hot Springs
Incident Commander	Local Type 3 Organization
Coordinates	45.76 latitude, -115.193 longitude

Current Situation

Size	10,680 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained	15%
Fuels Involved	Timber

Recent Articles

9/23/20 Shissler Fire Update News - 3 days ago

Green Mountain Road #285 Access Announcement - 4 days ago

9/21/2020 Shissler Fire Update News - 5 days ago

9/18/2020 Shissler Fire Update News - 9/18/2020