DIXIE-JUMBO FIRES August 12, 2021 - 8:30 a.m.

DIXIE FIRE: On the northwest section, crews and heavy equipment have completed fuel breaks to contain the fire west of Road 1190. Firefighters are searching for NORTHERN ROCKIES hot-spots and "mopping-up" throughout this area. Crews are also INCIDENT MANAGEMENT continuing to improve contingency fuel breaks, maintain pumps and hoses, TEAM 5 and remove felled logs in the Comstock and Dixie areas. A chipper will Joe Sampson, process materials resulting from the fuel reduction work along the old Incident Commander wagon road into Dixie, and a mower completed clearing fuels on the road to the old Dixie Guard Station. On the east flank, crews are working to contain areas of residual heat, using pumps, hose, and sprinklers to soak the DIXIE FIRE: fuels and increase their moisture content. Fire managers will survey this Location: Just north of Dixie and area, as the fire continues to back slowly down towards the road. Crews Comstock, Idaho continue to observe no fire activity on the Salmon River along the southern Start date: July 5, 2021 perimeter and plan to complete the removal of excess equipment. Personnel Size: 43,230 acres (IR mapping) will be removed from the area along the river at the end of today's Percent Completed: 60% operational period. Crews and equipment will also begin repairing fire lines Cause: Lightning within the burned footprint and installing water bars along perimeter lines Resources Assigned: to prevent erosion. • Total personnel: 203 • Engines: 9 Helicopters assisted with the report of a new fire in the Lenore area. • Helicopters: 2 • Hand crews: 1 JUMBO FIRE: Percent completion remains at 45%. Structure protection measures in the form of water-handling equipment (pumps, hose, and sprinkler kits) remain JUMBO FIRE: in the Concord and Oregon Butte Lookout areas. The two personnel Location: West of Dixie Fire previously on-site returned to the Incident Command Post. The fire will be Start date: July 6, 2021 monitored by aerial resources. Size: 2,682 acres (IR mapping) WEATHER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR: Percent Completed: 45% Temperatures reached the upper 80s yesterday, with 10-15 mph winds. A Cause: Lightning warming trend will continue through the end of the week. Winds will be Resources Assigned: north/northwest with gusts to 20 mph. Afternoon relative humidity will • Total personnel: 0 drop to around 20-25%, with lower values in the teens at times. By Saturday, high temperatures will rise into the 90s and low 100s. By Monday temperatures will drop back into the 70s and 80s with the potential for EVACUATIONS: showers and thunderstorms. The Idaho County Sheriff's Office has lifted all evacuation orders Thin clouds and the lack of drift smoke resulted in clear skies yesterday; associated with the Dixie Fire scattered heat was observed along the perimeter on the east flank along the (effective at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, ridge. Fire behavior analysts estimate the fire to be moving at August 10th). approximately 500 feet/day in this area. Fuels will continue to dry out and become available to burn as the weather gets warmer and drier.

FIRE RESTRICTIONS: CLOSURES: The Nez Perce-Clearwater NF has The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest and Payette National Forest implemented Stage 2 Fire have issued closure orders for areas effected by the Dixie and Jumbo Fires. Restrictions. The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest's closure orders can be found on their website, under "Fire Closure Orders." The Payette NF has implemented The Payette National Forest closure is for south of the Dixie fire and Stage 1 Fire Restrictions. includes multiple trails on the Krassel Ranger District, including a portion of the Idaho Centennial Trail. Official closure information can be found on the Forest website.

COOPERATING AGENCIES: Fire Information Line: 208-207-7417 (8 am to 8 pm) Inciweb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7608 Email: [email protected] Dixie-Jumbo Fires Information Facebook