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Forest Service News Release

Boise National Forest

Contact: Brian Lawatch, Public Information Officer, 208-384-3266, brian.lawatch@usda.gov

Road and area closures announced for Boise NF fires- 

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 7, 2024 – The Boise National Forest has seen growth on several fires and have begun implementing additional road and area Closure Orders for public and firefighter safety. These areas will cover significant portions of the north half of the Forest and include numerous recreation sites. Orders and their related maps will be posted to our website as they become finalized later this evening and early tomorrow morning.

Firefighting resources continued to be stretched, with priority being given to fires posing a risk to private property and those with a high probability of success. However, new firefighting resources have been arriving throughout the day today and quickly being assigned to priority fires.

A second Incident Management Team is expected to be in place by Aug. 9 and will take command of the Bulldog, Wapiti, Bulltrout, Nellie and Anderson fires. The current Incident Management Team fighting the Boulder and Wolf Creek fires west of Cascade will be taking over command of the Snag and Dollar Fire beginning Aug. 8 at 6 a.m.

All fires are being approached with a full suppression strategy, with firefighter and public safety being the highest priority.

The Bulldog Fire, eight miles north of Crouch, is now estimated at 800 acres. The Boise County Sheriff’s Office has issued a Level 2 Evacuation alert along portions of the Middle Fork Road in Garden Valley. Residents are encouraged to follow the Boise County Sheriff’s Facebook page for updates. The Forest has evacuated Tie Creek Campground and have issued a Closure Order for surrounding Forest Service lands.

The Snag Fire, 11 miles east of Cascade, has grown to about 4,000 acres and burning northeast towards the Warm Lake Highway. The Valley County Sheriff’s Office as issued a ‘READY’ stage evacuation order Warm Lake residents and the North Shore Lodge. In addition, they have closed eastbound traffic on the Warm Lake Highway. Follow the Valley County Sheriff's Facebook page for more details. 

The Dollar Fire, 18 miles northeast of Cascade. is estimated at 1,065 acres and is largely surrounded by previously burned areas for the areas around the Snag and Dollar fires.

The Nellie Fire is about four miles southeast of Scott Mountain and adjacent to Deadwood Road (#555). Currently at about 600 acres and burning in high elevation subalpine fir, which can contribute to spotting potential. About 3.5 miles to the southwest of the Nellie Fire is the Anderson Fire at 10 acres. The Forest has issued a Closure Order for the area around the Nellie and Anderson fires that includes closing of the Scott Mountain Road (#555) beginning at its junction with Hwy. 21, northward to the Deadwood Reservoir Dam.

The Flat Fire, 1.5 miles northeast of Pioneerville, is estimated at 50 acres. The Forest expects to close the Summit Flat Road (#380) between Pioneerville and Coulter Summit for public and firefighter safety.

Note:  The closure order states the area, trail, and road closure is for the Dollar and Oro Fire area.  This closure includes the Snag Fire.