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Map of Middle Fork Complex from Sunday June 11, 2024.
On August 5th, 2024, a storm with lightning moved through the area with a series of ground strikes which ignited the Middle Fork Complex (consisting of the Bulldog Fire, Nellie Fire, and Anderson Fire). The Anderson Fire was the first fire reported on August 5, 2024 at 4:16 PM, followed by the Bulldog Fire at 5:03 PM, and the Nellie Fire on August 6, 2024 at 8:29 PM.
The fires are burning in steep, rugged terrain making access difficult in some areas. Ensuring firefighter safety and protecting life and property are of the utmost importance.
The Northern Rockies Complex Incident Management Team 5, assumed command of the Middle Fork Complex (Bulldog, Nellie, and Anderson fires), and the Bulltrout and Wapiti fires at 6AM on August 10, 2024 with Incident Commander Rick Connell. The team is working in cooperation with local fire managers, interagency partners and community officials to utilize resources to protect prioritized values.
| Current as of | Sun, 08/11/2024 - 21:45 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Denver |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | 9 miles east of Garden Valley, ID |
| Incident Commander | Rick Connell, Northern Rockies Complex Incident Management Team 5 |
| Coordinates |
44° 10' 18'' Latitude
-115° 47' 50
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| Total Personnel: | 296 |
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| Size | 4,449 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 1% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 10/01/2024 |
| Fuels Involved | Predominant fuels are timber understory, shrubs, and timber litter with mixed conifer stands and heavy dead fuels.
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| Significant Events | Active fire activity was observed, with surface burning in timber/understory, group torching, shortrange spotting into receptive dead fuels. Fire behavior dependent on sky clearing through inversion. Once smoke inversion lifts fire behavior becomes more active. Live fuels currently show a resistance to spread. Fire spread heavily influenced by availability of dead surface fuels and terrain.
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| Planned Actions |
Bulldog Fire: Firefighters will improve fire line along Middle Fork Road and look for opportunities to check fire spread to the west and north sides of the fire perimeter. On the south side of the fire, crews will continue direct and indirect line construction from the Middle Fork Payette River to 611G Road and then towards Road 611. They will construct indirect fire line around the Lightning Creek Subdivision and install hose lays. Firefighters will implement strategic firing operations as weather conditions allow. Anderson and Nellie Fires: Firefighters will continue point protection of the fire lookouts and communication tower.
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| Projected Incident Activity |
Bulldog: There is a high potential that the fire will continue to spread actively to the east, south and north. Torching, short-range spotting, and terrain driven runs through dead and fine fuels.
Anderson Nellie: Continued growth to the north and east with short-range spotting, and uphill runs as the majority of the fire is in alignment with slope and general winds. |
| Remarks |
Bulldog Fire is 1,594 acres and has 0% containment. Anderson Fire is 1,771 acres and has 0% containment. Nellie Fire is currently 1,104 acres and 1% containment. The Boise County Sheriff's Office continues to maintain the Level 2 evacuation notice for residents A new fire closure is expected to be implemented over a large portion of the forest to provide greater public and firefighter safety. The new closure would combine the Bulldog and Nellie fire closures. For all forest closures, visit the Forest Alerts & Notices webpage. The fire information phone number for the Middle Fork Fire Complex is (208) 992-3045 Email contact 2024.middleforkcomplex@firenet.gov |
| Weather Concerns | A warm and dry airmass remailed across the fire aera Sunday. Inversion conditions limited ventilation and kept relative humidity values elevated above 30% through early afternoon, while winds remained light. As this inversion lifted by mid-afternoon, ventilation increased and RH fell into the upper teens to low 20 percent range. Temperatures across the fire area climbed into the 80s to low 90s, while general winds were from the west around 5 mph, with gusts of 10-12 mph. A few showers will be possible around the area Monday morning, otherwise inversion conditions will again prevail through early afternoon. This inversion will lift by mid-afternoon, allowing RH to fell into the 20-25% range, while temperatures again warm into the 80s, and general winds reman light from the west. A weather system will bring a round of showers and thunderstorms to the area Monday night into early Tuesday, along with an increase in RH and a cooling trend.
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