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Porphyry Fire

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Unit Information

500 N Mission St 
McCall, 
Idaho 
83638 
500 N Mission St 
McCall, 
Idaho 
83638 

Incident Contacts

  • Payette Fire Information
    Phone:
    208-634-0820
    Hours:
    Daily, 8a.m. to 8p.m.

Emergency Fire Area Closure, August 18 , 2022

Porphyry Fire
Publication Type: Closures 08/18/2022

The South Fork is open for floating the river through the fire area - stopping or camping within the closure area is not allowed.

 An expanded closure order is in place and encompasses the areas below:

  • Beginning at the junction of NFS Trail (NFST) #122 (Southfork Salmon River Trail) and Fall Creek in Section 17, Township 23 North, Range 8 East, then along NFST #122 (Southfork Salmon River Trail) to its junction with NFS Road (NFSR) #337 in Section 13, Township 22 North, Range 7 East, then along NFSR #337 to its junction with Big Flat Creek in Section 23, Township 22 North, Range 7 East;
  • Continuing west along Big Flat Creek to NFSR #355 at Buck Saddle in Section 21, Township 22 North, Range 7 East, then along NFS Road #355 north to its junction with NFSR #356 in Section 4, Township 22 North, Range 7 East;
  • Continuing along NFSR #356 to its junction with NFST #126 (Raines Creek/Slaughter Gulch Trail) in Section 33, Township 23 North, Range 7 East, then along NFST #126 its junction with NFST #112 (Raines Creek Trail) in Section 18, Township 23 North, Range 8 East, then along NFST #112 Raines Creek Trail to its junction with Raines Creek in Section 18, Township 23 North, Range 8 East;
  • Continuing along Raines Creek and ending at its junction with NFST #122 (Southfork Salmon River Trail) in Section 17, Township 23 North, Range 8 East.

Closed Roads:

  • All NFS Roads within the Closed Area but excluding all NFS Roads bordering the Closed Area (NFSR 337 and 355).

Closed Trails:

  • All NFS Trails within and bordering the Closed Area (NFST 122, 125, and 126).
  • NFST #125, Porphyry Creek Trail, which is outside the Closed Area, beginning in Section 4, Township 22 North, Range 8 East, and ending at its junction with NFST #018 (Horse Heaven Trail) located in Section 31, Township 23 North, Range 9 East.

The Closed Area, Roads, and Trails are located within the McCall Ranger District, Payette National Forest, Valley County, Idaho, Boise Meridian.