August 15, 2015
MIDDLE FORK COMPLEX UPDATE
Salmon, Idaho: Fire summary for the Middle Fork Complex. The Middle Fork Complex is comprised of the
Waterfall and Stoddard fires.
Date of Detection: Waterfall: August 11, 2015
Stoddard: August 12, 2015
Cause: Lightning
Size: Waterfall: 756 acres
Stoddard:
348 acres
Location:
Frank Church – River of No Return Wilderness;
North Fork Ranger District, about 40 air miles west of Salmon, ID.
Waterfall: East of the Middle Fork Salmon
River; North of Waterfall Creek
Stoddard: West of the Middle Fork Salmon
River; North of Cradle Creek
Fuels: Waterfall: open timber and grass
Stoddard:
open timber and grass
Managing Agency: U.S. Forest Service, Salmon-Challis National
Forest
A Type 3 incident management team
(IMT) led by Mike Smith has been assigned to this complex. Both fires are burning in steep, rocky,
inaccessible terrain. These fires will
be permitted to play, as nearly as possible, their natural ecological roles
with the wilderness. Starting tomorrow
morning, members of a Wildland Module will be patrolling the river corridor on foot and by
boat.
Providing for firefighter and public safety is an objective of the Middle Fork Complex Fire Managers. Weather forecast expects breezy winds tomorrow afternoon as well. The weather is forecasted to be windy and dry.
Know before you go. Always check with your local Ranger Station prior to your trip to
get the most up to date information on current fire activity, fire danger, and
fire restrictions for the area. Further
information on the Middle Fork Complex can be found at: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4485/.
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