Acres: 88,755 Containment: 50%
Personnel: 1,810
Resources assigned includes 43 crews,
13 helicopters, 87 engines, 8 dozers, 35 water tenders, 7 masticators
BOISE, August 21, 2016 - Firefighters were able to hold the northern
portion of the fire along Deadwood Ridge and along the Clear Creek road.
Helicopters used bucket drops to help prevent the fire spread. Should
conditions warrant, firefighters are prepared to conduct back-burning
operations to strengthen the containment line along the Clear Creek road.
Structure protection is ongoing in the Long Creek Summer home area.
The west side of the fire continues to be the most active. Fire growth
in this area was slower due aviation operations (helicopters and water scoopers),
thinned vegetation and more favorable weather conditions. The fire is backing
down Black Bear Creek drainage- a steep, rugged area. Firefighters and aviation
resources are working to slow and/or halt the fire’s advance in this drainage.
Fire management strategies for the west side are concentrated on confining the
fire north of Forest Road 380 and east of Forest Road 397, and protecting
structures northeast of Pioneerville.
The eastern portion of the fire will continue to burn within the fire
perimeter and towards the Trapper Ridge burn scar to the east. Highway 17 is
open, but remains susceptible to rocks, debris and trees that may fall onto the
road from the burned hillsides. Highway 21 is open as well; however, fire
continues to burn along this road in some areas. Smoke impacts have decreased
over the past few days, but may drift into Lowman, Garden Valley, Stanley,
Idaho City, and Boise at times.
Winds have been blowing out of the northwest for the past few days,
affecting the fire’s momentum on the western side. A dry cold front is expected
early Monday morning, bringing strong and gusty southwest winds and possibly
increasing fire behavior.
A Level 2 evacuation order remains in effect for residents along the
South Fork Road, east of the Grimes Pass Road and along the South Fork Payette
River. All properties in the Lowman area
and Pioneerville are under a Level 1 evacuation order. Homes along Forest Road
582 (Bear Valley Road) as well as the Long Creek summer homes area are in Level
2 evacuation status
Details on the Pioneer Fire Area Closure can be found at http://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/boise/alerts-notices and
at inciweb.nwcg.gov.
Information is also available at https://www.facebook.com/Pioneer-Fire-682201165260518/
or email questions to pioneerfire2016@gmail.com.
SMOKE INFORMATION – Idaho
smoke information can be found at https://idsmoke.blogspot.com
FIRE RESTRICTIONS – Please
check fire restrictions at http://www.idahofireinfo.com/
