Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
420 Barrett St
Dillon, MT 59725
DATE OF DETECTION: Tuesday, August 11, 2020
CAUSE: Lightning
CURRENT SIZE: 11,900 acres
CONTAINMENT: 85%
LOCATION: Lemhi Pass area (29 miles east of Salmon, Idaho)
JURISDICTION: Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
COOPERATING AGENCIES: Beaverhead County (MT), Lemhi County (ID), BLM, Montana DNRC, Salmon-Challis National Forest
PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES ON THE FIRE: Resources currently assigned to the fire are 4 engines, 1 excavator, and miscellaneous crew members for a total of 46 total personnel. Demobilization of resources and equipment no longer needed will continue as the organization is downsized.
TODAY’S ACTIVITY: Crews are focusing efforts on mopping-up and rehabilitation, pulling back berms, smoothing out the constructed firelines and patrolling the burn area.
TOMORROW’S WEATHER/FIRE BEHAVIOR: With the clear skies and warmer temperatures predicted over the next few day, fire activity may pick up where there is a heavy fuel load. Occasionally smoke may be visible with some burning located in the interior of the fire.
TOMORROW’S PLANNED ACTIVITY: All remaining resources will patrol the line, complete suppression repair and rehabilitation on the fire and patrol the burn area.
SPECIAL CONCERNS & CLOSURES: Public and firefighter safety concerns are the top priority. A new Closure Order was effective today. The Lemhi Pass Road and the CDT are open. All other closures are still in effect. Visit our website to view the Order and a map, https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/bdnf/alerts-notices.
Refer to the “Closures” and “Photos” tabs of the Inciweb site for narrative descriptions and maps of all agency closures. Hunters should check Inciweb and/or call for closure information and maps.
This will be the final update unless significant changes occur.
For more information, visit https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6951 or follow the Forest on Facebook at www.facebook.com/usfsbdnf or Twitter https://twitter.com/BvrhdDrldgeNF/