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Unit Information
Salmon-Challis National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
1206 S. Challis Street
Salmon, ID 83467
Incident Contact
Woodtick Fire Information
Email: 2022.woodtick@firenet.gov
Phone: 208-202-5021
Hours: Daily 8 am - 8 pm
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The Woodtick fire on the Salmon-Challis National Forest started on July 14th, 2022. It is burning in a rugged and remote part of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. The fire was started by lightning and is burning in grass, brush and timber. Firefighters made multiple attempts to engage this fire directly from ground and air, but it was ultimately determined to be unsafe for firefighters to fight this fire directly.
The fire will remain under a point protection and confine and contain strategies with firefighter safety and public safety being the top priority. Firefighters continue to work with landowners and have completed structure protection in Red Spar, Camas Creek Ranch, Lost Springs CG, Silver Creek Historic Cabins, the Silver Creek Estates and Ramshorn Estates.
Basic Information
| Current as of | |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | Thursday July 14th, 2022 approx. 05:00 PM |
| Location | Approximately 27 miles west of Challis, Idaho |
| Incident Commander | Riley Rhoades |
| Incident Description | Wildfire |
| Coordinates | 44.854 latitude, -114.632 longitude |
Current Situation
| Total Personnel | 42 |
| Size | 5,542 Acres |
| Estimated Containment Date | Saturday October 01st, 2022 approx. 12:00 AM |
| Fuels Involved | timber, grass, and brush |
| Significant Events | Minimal Group Torching Backing Creeping |
Outlook
| Planned Actions | Continue point protection measures at priority values. Assess, plan, and implement point protection measures as appropriate for additional identified values. Assess future opportunities for confine/contain actions with the increased fire activity in Martindale Creek. Monitor aerial ignition and hand ignition areas for residual fire activity. Actively observe fire activity on all flanks for intelligence and timely action. Continue to implement and monitor area and trail closures for public and firefighter safety. |
| Projected Incident Activity | Creeping, smoldering as well as isolated and group torching can be expected. |
| Remarks |
Current Weather
| Weather Concerns | Dry southwest flow moving in from the Pacific shifts precipitation east with another day of monsoon moisture impacts today. Expect isolated afternoon wet thunderstorms. |
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