Contact: Lynn Ballard (208) 313-7737
EASTERN IDAHO INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER FIRE
UPDATE
IDAHO FALLS, ID: Yesterday’s
increased wind conditions, did not result in large increases in acres burned on
the managed fires in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.
Updates and fire progression maps for the Black
(641-acres) and Carrot (585-acres) Fires are attached.
Early reports from the Tin Cup Mountain Fire indicate an estimated seven acre increase in
the fire size (about 150-acres). The Tin
Cup Fire is located approximately eight miles northwest of Freedom,
Wyoming on the Soda Springs Ranger District. The lightning-caused fire was
reported August 29, 2016 and is highly visible from Highway 34. Forest
Officials ask individuals refrain from calling dispatch to report this
wildfire. Engines and hand crews continue
fuels abatement work along power lines located near the bottom of the drainage and
near the Highway. Crews are wrapping poles with a fire protective wrap and
assessing private properties near the fire area. A remote camera has been placed on a ridge
overlooking the fire area. The camera will allows fire managers to
monitor fire activity at any time during daylight hours and monitor its
progress.
The 216-acre Lanes Creek Fire located about 10 miles
south of the Tin Cup Mountain Fire also showed slow progression yesterday.
The Tin Cup Mountain & Lanes Creek Fires are likely to burn until a major
precipitation event occurs or until it snows. The Caribou Targhee National Forest
has posted a caution to forest visitors on Forest Trail #463, Marshall Canyon
and in the Lanes and Lau Creek areas. Fire managers urge individuals to use caution
and stay out of the area due to fire hazards.
