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Fire Location 

• Dollar: 18 miles NE of Cascade, Idaho
• Snag:  11 miles E of Cascade, Idaho

Size 

• Dollar: 1,377 acres
• Snag:  10,571 acres

Containment 

• Dollar: 0%
• Snag:  0%

Personnel 

• Dollar: 0
• Snag:  21

Start Date 

• Both Fires: 8/5/2024 

Cause 

• Both Fires: lightning 

Incident Commander 

Tony DeMasters, Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team #2

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Snag Fire: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idbof-snag-fire 

Last night, firefighters patrolled the Warm Lake Highway to monitor fire behavior. In the Warm Lake residential area, firefighters worked to stage equipment, such as water pumps and hose, if needed for future structure protection actions. A confinement strategy is underway to create a containment boundary around the southern fire perimeter to protect the resources around Horsethief. Indirect line to the south will be utilized to further this containment boundary. Fire movement continues in all directions, with the biggest growth occurring in the northeast corner.  Incident responder and public safety remain the highest priority while also protecting energized power lines along the Warm Lake Highway leading to Yellow Pine, private structures, and the Warm Lake Highway itself.   

Dollar Fire: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idbof-dollar-fire 

The Dollar Fire saw minimal growth yesterday. The fire line reached an old burn scar to the top of the eastern ridgeline, and the fire is expected to burn itself out in that area. Firefighters are keeping an eye on the fire’s movement towards the Dollar Trailhead and a nearby drainage.   

SNAG FIRE EVACUATION INFORMATION 

The Valley County Sheriff’s Office issued a “ready” evacuation order for Warm Lake residents and the North Shore Lodge at Warm Lake on August 7th. This map can be found on Inciweb: https://tinyurl.com/42auxnk8. A second “ready” evacuation order was issued on August 8th for the Horsethief area, including the YMCA Camp, and areas of Scott Valley. This map can also be found on Inciweb, with the relevant areas outlined in purple:  https://tinyurl.com/4vfj657x. 

Ingress along the Warm Lake Highway on the east side of Scott Valley is closed. Currently, westbound traffic toward Cascade along the Warm Lake Highway is allowed. Residents and recreators in the area will be notified of the closure. Residents not currently at their homes will be granted one-time access into the Warm Lake area to retrieve animals and other property if they can provide a valid address. Anyone who remains in the area should be prepared for a full closure of the Warm Lake Highway and have enough fuel to exit the area via the Deadwood area or Lick Creek Road. As a reminder, the South Fork Road remains closed due to construction unrelated to the Snag Fire. 

Review the READY, SET, GO evacuation procedure for Valley County: https://www.co.valley.id.us/ReadySetGo 

For timely information on evacuations, check out your county’s emergency alert system.  

• Valley County: https://www.co.valley.id.us/CompleteEmergencyNotificationandAlerting 
• Adams County:  https://public.alertsense.com/SignUp/PublicUser.aspx?regionid=1077 

FOREST CLOSURES 

Snag Fire Closures: The Boise National Forest has issued closure order # 0402-04-100 for the National Forest System (NFS) roads, trails, and lands around the Snag Fire. 

For maps and more detailed descriptions of the closures on the Payette National Forest, please visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/payette/alerts-notices 

For maps and more detailed descriptions of the closures on the Boise National Forest, please visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/boise/alerts-notices  

Fire Restrictions: Stage 1 Fire Restrictions have been issued for the Payette Fire Restrictions Area on the Payette National Forest and the West Central Mountains Fire Restrictions Area on the Boise National Forest.  For more information on the restrictions and a very helpful interactive map, visit https://www.idl.idaho.gov/fire-management/fire-restrictions-finder/ 

Important Links 

• Payette National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/payette 
• Payette National Forest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PayetteNationalForest 
• Boise National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/boise 
• Boise National Forest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BoiseNationalForest 
• Idaho Department of Lands: https://www.idl.idaho.gov/fire-management/