DIXIE-JUMBO FIRES Fire Information Fact Sheet August 15, 2021 8:30 am

DIXIE FIRE: Effective at 6 a.m. today, a local incident management organization DIXIE FIRE: with Mike Blinn as Incident Commander took command of the Location: Just north of Dixie and Comstock, Idaho Dixie and Jumbo Fires. Start date: July 5, 2021 Size: 43,344 acres (IR mapping) On the east flank of the fire, crews are monitoring areas of heat Percent Completed: 63% near Noble Creek. This area is currently the most active portion of Cause: Lightning the fire, particularly on south-facing slopes, and is backing slowly Resources Assigned: down toward Road 421. Water handling equipment is in place to • Total personnel: 117 continue to soak fuels. On the northwest section, crews and heavy • Engines: 7 equipment have completed fuel breaks to contain the fire west of • Helicopters: 1 Road 1190 and confirmed completion of additional objectives along a portion of the road. Firefighters searching for hot spots JUMBO FIRE: throughout this area have found little to no heat over the last Location: West of Dixie Fire several days. In the Comstock and Dixie areas, crews will continue Start date: July 6, 2021 to maintain pumps and hoses and remove felled logs from fuel Size: 2,710 acres (IR mapping) breaks over the next several days. A chipper has completed Percent Completed: 46% processing of materials resulting from fuels reduction work on the Cause: Lightning old wagon road. Crews will also monitor fire behavior along Resources Assigned: Blowout Ridge. Crews continue to observe no fire activity on the • Total personnel: 0 southern perimeter along the river. EVACUATIONS: JUMBO FIRE: The Idaho County Sheriff's Office has Percent completion is at 46%. Structure protection measures in the lifted all evacuation orders associated with the form of water-handling equipment (pumps, hose, and sprinkler Dixie Fire effective at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, August th kits) remain in the Concord and Oregon Butte Lookout areas. The 10 . two personnel previously on-site returned to the Incident Command Post. A small area of heat was observed by satellite on CLOSURES: the southwest corner of the fire. The fire will continue to be The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest and monitored by aerial resources. Payette National Forest have issued closure orders for areas affected by the Dixie and Jumbo Fires. The Payette National Forest closure includes WEATHER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR: multiple trails on the Krassel Ranger District, Warmer and drier weather will continue today. Temperatures are including a portion of the Idaho Centennial Trail. expected to reach the high 80s, with afternoon relative humidity Official closure information can be found on each dropping into the mid-teens. On Monday and Tuesday, northwest Forest’s website. winds are expected to gust to 20 mph each afternoon, with increasing relative humidity. Lightning is possible on Monday FIRE RESTRICTIONS: morning and there is a chance of wetting rain on Tuesday and The Nez Perce-Clearwater NF has implemented Wednesday. The recent warm and dry weather is resulting in more Stage 2 Fire Restrictions. The Payette NF has fuels becoming available to burn. More active fire behavior, implemented Stage 1 Fire Restrictions. including isolated torching of trees, may be observed in some areas.

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