For Immediate Release:
July 26,
2018
Contact: Kelsey Brizendine, 208-732-7315
Twin Falls
District BLM Fire Update
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Bruneau Fire
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Location: 12
miles northwest of Murphy Hot Springs
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Size: estimated 57,000 acres
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Contain: unknown
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Control: unknown
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Resources: three
dozers, 13 engines, one fuel truck, one camp crew, Three Creek Rangeland Fire
Protection Association (RFPA), two water tenders, multiple aircraft
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Fuel
type: grass and brush
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Fire behavior:
smoldering, creeping and backing
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Structures
threatened: yes
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Cause:
lightning
The fire is currently burning between
the Bruneau and Jarbidge River Canyons. Fire behavior has calmed significantly,
mostly smoldering, creeping and backing. Most of the fire activity remains in
the canyon bottoms; heavy helicopters capable of dropping up to 2,600 gallons
of water a time are focusing on these areas. Fire activity on the flats remains
minimal, with crews working the edges of the fire to create and improve
containment lines. Due to the remote
location of the fire, updates may be delayed.
For More Information,
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Kelsey Brizendine, Fire Information and Prevention Officer,
kbrizendine@blm.gov
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208-308-5991
