Boise National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
1249 S. Vinnell Way
Boise, ID 83709
Current as of | |
Incident Type | Wildfire |
Cause | Lightning |
Date of Origin | Wednesday August 26th, 2020 approx. 03:30 PM |
Location | 30 miles NE of Cascade, ID |
Incident Commander | Matt Haupt IC, Kim Drake IC4t |
Incident Description | Minimal Smoldering Single Tree Torching |
Coordinates | 44.786 latitude, -115.476 longitude |
Total Personnel | 20 |
Size | 19,477 Acres |
Percent of Perimeter Contained | 40% |
Fuels Involved | Subalpine Fir - dead and down |
Significant Events | Road and Trail closures in effect. Johnson Creek Road is open. |
Planned Actions | Crews will be patrolling and monitoring control lines along the Johnson Creek corridor and in the BurntLog Creek area. |
Projected Incident Activity | Saturday will see cooler conditions with increasing clouds and rain developing in the afternoon. A half-inch to an inch of rainfall is expected between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. |
Remarks | Starting Monday 10/12/20 the Buck Fire will be put into a monitor and patrol status. Fire personnel from the Cascade Ranger District will check on the Buck Fire activity daily until the fire activity is reduced further by weather events. |
Weather Concerns | DRY WITH GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY. COOL AND WET CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND. A dry and mild weather pattern will continue through Friday. |