Wildfire

The Fly Fire merged with the Dixie Fire on the night of July 24/25.  No further updates will be given on the Fly Fire.Fly Fire started on the afternoon of July 22, 2021.  It is being managed by California Interagency Incident Managment Team 2 as part of the East Zone of the Dixie Fire. See Dixie Fire for most up to date information:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7690/For current evacuation information

The lightning-caused Glacier Fire was reported on 1:18 p.m. on Wednesday July 14, 2021 and is located on a ridge between Big Pine and Baker Creeks, west of Big Pine, California. The Glacier Fire was declared contained at 6:13 pm on Friday July 23, 2021 and is now in patrol status.

 At about 5:00 p.m. July 22, fire resources responded to a call for a brush fire along Highway 155, near milepost 18 and Northrup Canyon Road. Firefighters and resources from Grand Coulee, Electric City, Coulee Dam, Coulee City, Grant County, Lincoln County, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) responded, along with five helicopters, four air bosses, two air tankers, and air attack. The fire pushed to the north and east. Firefighters worked through the night, conducting a burnout operation and making significant progress on establishing and defending containment

The Hoover Fire is one of multiple fires burning in Yosemite National Park. This 59-acre fire was caused by lightning on Monday, July 19, at around 2 pm in the Illilouette drainage at 7800 feet. Helicopters with bucket drops and hand crews are using full perimeter control tactics to suppress this fire. It is currently 100% contained.Each of these fires is being managed based on its location, potential impacts, and other key factors. Many of the fires are burning in high elevation wilderness areas, ranging from 7,000 to 9,700 feet.Yosemite National Park is a fire-adapted ecosystem. The strategy for all fires is to provide employee and public safety and protect natural and cultural resources. Currently, there are no threats to

Discovered on July 21, 2021, the lightning-caused Silliman is burning within the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness in Kings Canyon National Park. The fire currently poses no threats to life or property, and there are no closures due to the fire at this time. This is a full-suppression fire. In order to mitigate smoke potential impacts throughout the remainder of the summer, and to minimize resource damage due to critically low fuel moistures, the fire are being suppressed. The Silliman fire is located in remote, rugged terrain, near Silliman Peak. Fire personnel are utilizing a confine and contain strategy while also looking for opportunities for both direct and indirect containment actions. 9/24/2021 Update: Fire crews continue to construct handline and improve areas of concern. Full containment is expected by the end of shift on 7/25/25.9/26/2021: Fire is 100% contained. Fire managers will continue to monitor this

Discovered on July 10, 2021, the lightning-caused Lost Fire is burning within the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness in Kings Canyon National Park. The fire currently poses no threats to life or property, and there are no closures due to the fire at this time. This is a full-suppression fire.  In order to mitigate smoke potential impacts throughout the remainder of the summer, and to minimize resource damage due to critically low fuel moistures, the fire are being suppressed. The Lost Fire, located in remote, rugged terrain, south of the Middle Fork of the Kings River in the Slide Bluff area, fire personnel are utilizing a confine and contain strategy while also looking for opportunities for both direct and indirect containment actions.  Updates: July 18, 2021: Containment is now 70%. There were some winds that influenced the fire yesterday with some growth on both the south and north flanks.  Fire behavior remained on the ground burning in the surface fuels.  The entire...

Overnight and into the morning of 7/7/21, a thunderstorm system moved through the Idaho panhandle and the region with lots of lightning and very little precipitation. Due to record drought conditions and unseasonably high temperatures, the forest saw an unusually high number of lightning-caused wildfires. The Graham Ridge fire is located north of Kellogg, Idaho. This fire is on Idaho Department of Lands ground and protection. Values at risk include private inholdings, state timber, and National Forest System lands. Current operations include fireline construction, hose lay, and mop up.Please Refrain from Recreating on the following trails: Graham Ridge Trail #17, Coal Creek Trail #41, Graham Creek Trail #33. In addition, please avoid unnecessary travel on the Bear Creek and 8-mile roads to provide safe access of fire fighter resources.  As more information becomes available, updates will be posted on

·Last update will be July 16, 2021 unless increased fire activity occurs·The Brewster Fire is located 8 miles south of I-90, east of Rock Creek and four miles up the Brewster Creek drainage on the Missoula Ranger District. It is burning in steep and rugged terrain. A small module of firefighters from the Missoula Ranger District is staffing the fire.Information boards have been set up in Rock Creek but will not be updated after July 16 unless increased fire activity occurs.Visit Brewster Fire Closures for current closure

On July 21st at 6 a.m. Tony DeMasters Great Basin Team 2 took command of the Mud Lick, Iron and Haynes fires. Information on the Haynes Fires will now be provided on the Mud Lick InciWeb page. Please refer to the Fire Information below for updates or contacts for the Haynes Fire. This webpage will be discontinued in the next few days.Mud Lick Fire InciWeb Page: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7638/INCIDENT CONTACT: Mud Lick Fire InformationEmail: 2021.mudlick@firenet.govPhone: 208-510-8359Hours: Daily from 7 am - 7 pm HAYNES FIRE  The lightning-caused Haynes Fire started on July 16 and is located at the headwaters of Haynes Creek on the Leadore Ranger District. The Salmon‐Challis National Forest has implemented Haynes Fire Emergency Road Closure, Order Number: 04‐13‐21‐008.  Road closures went into effect on July 19th for portions of Baldy Basin Road (NFSR #60152), Haynes Basin Road (NFSR #60016), K-Mountain Road (NFSR #60427), Twelve‐mile Creek Road (NFSR...

There are multiple fires burning in Yosemite National Park Wilderness. On Monday, June 28, 2021, thunderstorms developed over Yosemite National Park, igniting 19 fires in the wilderness. Fire managers have been assessing each fire for appropriate response.The Quartzite Fire is .05 acres and is now contained. The remaining fires are burning in high elevation areas located in wilderness ranging from 7,000 to 9,700 feet. Managers expect additional fires to extinguish naturally due to location and a lack of fuels. The fires will be visible from numerous vantage points throughout the park, including Tioga Road, Glacier Point, and other high-country viewpoints.Yosemite National Park is a fire-adapted ecosystem. The strategy for all fires is to provide for the safety of employees and the public and protect natural and cultural resources. Currently, there are no threats to

The Elements Fire was discovered on July 11 the result of area thunderstorms on July 10. The fire is located North of Kingman, AZ in the Cerbat Mountains approximately 6 miles East of Chloride, AZ. The fire is in rough and rugged terrain with very limited access by resources on the ground. The gusty and erratic winds from area thunderstorms, which have not provided significant moisture, have contributed to the fire's rapid growth. Crews continue to make progress on containment. There was minimal new fire activity on Tuesday. The status for Vock Canyon residents on the south side of the fire area has been downgraded from "SET" to "READY" Fire manager's and the Incident Commander are working closely with Mohave County Emergency Management and Mohave County Sheriff's Office.  Residents are encouraged to sign up for Mohave County's Emergency Notification System "Code Red": https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/BF06DA57F62C  More information on Arizona's Ready-Set-Go program and...

The Too Kush 2 wildfire was started by lightning on July 2, 2021. It is located east of Kooskia, ID, along the middle fork of the Clearwater River south of U.S. Highway 12. On July 13 the Eastern Area Type 2 Incident Management Gold Team assumed management of the fire. On July 18 management of the fire was returned to the Idaho Department of Lands Maggie Creek Forest Protection District. Suppression efforts have thus far been successful and incident organization is being reduced to a Type 4 incident. Mop up and patrol work is ongoing on this fire. No further updates will be posted on Inciweb unless significant activity occurs. The Maggie Creek office can be contacted for further

The Hall Mountain Fire is burning on Hall Mountain in Boundary County. It was detected at 12:07pm on July 2, 2021. Located approximately 1 mile from the Canadian/US border, it is burning in heavily timbered Subalpine Fir and dying Lodgepole Pine.Resources assigned on the day of detection were: 5 Firebosses, 4 Large Air Tankers, 3 Helicopters, a lead plan, air attack, the Panhandle Hotshots, Panhandle Helitack, and an engine with a crew of 5.  For 7/4/2021, the same ground crews are in place. If needed to assist with fire suppression, aerial support is available

CLOVIS, Calif., December 24, 2020 – For Immediate Release. With the recent change in weather conditions, Fire Officials with the Sierra National Forest are declaring the Creek Fire 100 percent contained.The Creek Fire started the evening of September 04, 2020 in the Big Creek drainage burning an unprecedented 379,895 acres before being contained on December 24,

 Incident OverviewThe Harris Fire was first reported Thursday, July 15th around 12 AM. Local Carbon County fire personnel responded. The incident was  turned over to the County Assist Team (CAT) at 6:00 AM on Sunday, June 18th.  The Harris Fire is now 100% contained and in patrol status. It has been turned back over to the local unit. All evacuations and road closures have been

THREE PHASES OF WILDFIRE RECOVERY There are three phases of recovery following wildfires on federal lands: -       Fire Suppression Repair -       Emergency Stabilization-Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) -       Long-Term Recovery and Restoration o   Fire Suppression Repair is a series of immediate post-fire actions taken to repair damages and minimize potential soil erosion and impacts resulting from fire suppression activities and usually begins before the fire is contained, and before the demobilization of an Incident Management Team. This work repairs the hand and dozer fire lines, roads, trails, staging areas, safety zones, and drop points used during fire suppression efforts. o   Emergency Stabilization-Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) is a rapid assessment of burned watersheds by a BAER team to identify imminent post-wildfire threats to human life and safety, property, and critical natural or cultural resources on National Forest System...

The Red Apple Fire was first reported to RIVERCOM at 6:55 p.m. on 7/13/21. Crews from Chelan County, DNR and BLM engaged in initial attack using ground and air assets. CA Interagency Incident Team 1 (McGowan) assumed command of the Red Apple Fire, July 16, 2021 at

On the evening of Friday, July 16 Yellowstone County fire personnel responded to a fire south of the Pryor Creek Golf Club. An extreme wind event over night caused the fire, currently burning in rugged terrain to spread rapidly on all sides of the fire. At 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 17 the County Assist Team (CAT) Type 3 team took over the fire management. The fire was mapped on 7/20 at 202 acres. The fire is now 100% contained and in patrol status. It has been turned back over to the local unit from the DNRC's County Assist

 July 20, 2021:      |     Maps     |     Update     |     Videos     |      Photos     |      Facebook       |     Twitter    | I-5 is open.Salt Fire Storymap:  https://arcg.is/14nva90 The Salt Fire is 100% contained as of 600 pm, July 19, 2021.  No further updates will be posted unless significant changes occur.  The fire will remain in patrol status

The fire was first reported on Monday, July 12th at 6 am that was started by a lightning strike approximately 5 miles northwest of Tusayan and 1 mile southwest of the Grand Canyon National Park. The objective is to use existing roads for containment lines and let it progress naturally as well as engage in minimal burning to reduce the dead and down fuels as