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Dollar Fire

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Unit Information

Boise National Forest 
1249 S. Vinnell Way 
Boise, 
Idaho 
83709 
Boise National Forest 
1249 S. Vinnell Way 
Boise, 
Idaho 
83709 

Incident Contacts

Fire Information Line
Email: 2024.Dollar@firenet.gov
Phone: 208-462-0345
Hours: 8am-8pm

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West Mountain Complex Daily Map 08-11
West Mountain Complex Daily Map 08-11
Sun, 08/11/2024 - 09:43
West Mountain Complex Daily Map 08-11
West Mountain Complex Daily Map 08-11

The Dollar Fire was started by lightning on the evening on August 5, 2024, 18 miles northeast of Cascade, ID. Local resources immediately responded to the incident, and at 6am on August 8, 2024, Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 7 assumed command of the fire. At the time, Great Basin Team 7 was already in command of four other fires in the area (Boulder, Wolf Creek, Bulltrout, and Wapiti) as the West Mountain Complex. The Snag and Dollar Fires were absorbed into the Complex. Transfer of command to Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 2 occurred at 6 a.m. on August 10, 2024. The incident is being managed along with four other incidents (Wolf Creek, Boulder, Snag, and Goat). 

The Valley County Sheriff’s Office as issued a ‘READY’ stage evacuation order Warm Lake residents and the North Shore Lodge. On August 9, 2024, the Valley County Sherriff's Office has asked Warm Lake residents to prepare for a full closure of Warm Lake Highway. The public is reminded they should always be prepared for an evacuation when living in a fire adapted, fire prone ecosystem.  In addition, they have closed eastbound traffic on the Warm Lake Highway. Follow the Valley County Sheriff's Facebook page for more details. The Forest has issued a Closure Order for the area around the Snag and Dollar fires. Please avoid the area in order to not impact firefighting efforts. To learn more about the Ready, Set, GO evacuation system click this link.

The Boise National Forest, Idaho Department of Lands, and Bureau of Land Management are in Stage 1 fire restrictions on state, endowment, private and federal lands within the West Central Mountains Fire Restrictions Zone. For more information, visit the Idaho fires Restrictions website at: https://www.idl.idaho.gov/fire-management/fire-restrictions-finder/ 

Basic Information
Current as of Mon, 08/12/2024 - 09:01
Incident Time Zone America/Denver
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Lightning/Natural
Date of Origin
Location 18 mi. NE of Cascade, Idaho
Incident Commander Tony DeMasters, Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team #2
Coordinates 44° 43' 2'' Latitude
-115° 48'
39
'' Longitude
Current Situation
Total Personnel: 0
Size 1,397 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained 0%
Estimated Containment Date 09/15/24
Fuels Involved

Timber (Grass and Understory), Short Grass (1 foot)

Subalpine fir, lodgepole pine, snowberry, sagebrush, perennial grasses. Steep terrain. 
Significant Events

Active, group torching, spotting, flanking. 

Active fire activity was observed throughout the night and into the day, with surface burning of
timber/understory, group torching and active spotting.
Outlook
Planned Actions

Continue to monitor fire by air and ground, while scouting for areas of opportunity to engage the fire.
Projected Incident Activity

TONIGHT: The fire will continue to spread north in the North Fork Gold Fork River drainage, flank east
toward South Fork Salmon River, backing and flank west and south in the North Fork Gold Fork River drainage toward the Dollar Creek Trailhead due to high temperatures and low RH. Active fire behavior with group torching and spotting is anticipated and fire will continue to be active at night due to sitting in a strong thermal belt. Outflow winds from thunderstorms could increase fire behavior.

SUNDAY NIGHT: The fire will continue to spread north in the North Fork Gold Fork River drainage, flank east toward South Fork Salmon River, backing and flank west and south in the North Fork Gold Fork River drainage toward the Dollar Creek Trailhead due to high temperatures and low RH. Active fire behavior with group torching and spotting is anticipated. Possibility of moderate to active fire behavior due to a strong thermal belt and poor Rh recovery.
Remarks

The fire is currently being monitored by air and ground; appropriate action will be taken as necessary.
Current Weather
Weather Concerns

Today, temperatures rose into the low 70s with minimum humidity 20-25% on the fires. Winds were mainly terrain driven with west to southwest winds 6 to 11 mph with gusts to 15 mph on ridges.
 

On Monday, there will be a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, and again overnight into Tuesday. Temperatures Monday will continue in the low 70s with afternoon humidity increasing a few percent into the mid 20s. Winds from the southwest will become breezy on ridgelines with gusts to 25 mph. The trend after Monday will be toward cooler temperatures, higher humidity, breezy ridge winds from the west to southwest, and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms each day.

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