News
Release
DATE: August 6, 2017; 10:20 a.m.
CONTACT: Kelsey Brizendine, (208) 308-5991
Twin Falls District BLM Fire Update
Twitter: @BLMIdahoFire
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Mammoth Fire
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Located: 7 miles north
of Shoshone
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Size: estimated 60,000
acres
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Contain: unknown
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Control: unknown
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Resources: 20 engines,
two type two initial attack hand crews, one type one hot shot
crew, 12 overhead, four dozers, three water tenders, one camp
crew, two air attacks, three helicopters, 12 air tankers
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Fuel type: grass and brush
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Fire behavior: active
fire behavior, with wind driven runs
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Structures: yes- one
primary residence and two minor structures
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Cause: undetermined
The Mammoth Fire burned aggressively throughout the night,
pushing the northern flank to the Picabo Desert Road. Crews have been able to
hold it on Picabo Road, and are working to put in containment lines. Resources
continue to build line around the southern flank of the fire.
Lighter winds and higher relative humidity is predicated
today over the fire area but thunderstorms are pushing in from Nevada, which
could cause wind shifts.
The Mammoth Fire remains under Unified
Command, with the Richfield Rural Fire Department.
Shoestring Fire
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Located: 6 miles north
of Wendell
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Size: estimated 30,000
acres
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Contain: unknown
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Control: unknown
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Resources: Gooding
Rural Fire Department, Notch Butte Rangeland Fire Protection Association, five
engines, five overhead, two dozers, three helicopters, four water tender, one
air attack, four Single Engine Air Tankers, one camp crew
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Fuel type: grass and
brush
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Fire behavior: running-
wind driven
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Structures: none
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Cause: undetermined
Shoestring Fire pushed north last night,
causing fire fighters to conducted burn out operations along Highway 26,
between Gooding and Shoshone. Gooding
Rural Fire Department stationed engines at nearby structures as a precaution.
Although these structures are not immediately threatened, engines are in place
if a wind shift occurs. Additional
resources have been ordered, and will be arrived throughout the day.
For More Information,
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Kelsey Brizendine, Fire Information and
Prevention Officer
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208-308-5991
