For Immediate Release: July 18, 2018, 4:00 pm
Contact: Boise District Fire Information Line (208) 384-3378
Update - Boise BLM
responds to multiple lightning wildfires
Twitter: @BLMIdahoFire
Fire resources have made excellent progress in wildfire
suppression efforts on the multiple lightning fires that started on July 16,
2018.
East White Fire
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Located on approximately 25 miles southeast of Bruneau, ID
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Mapped at 3,237 acres
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Cause – Lightning
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No structures threatened
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Fire resources – 1 helicopter, 6 engines, 1 hand crew, 1 water
tender and 1 dozer
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Estimated contain - 7/18/2018 at 1800, Estimated control - 7/20/2018
at 1800
Garat Fire
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Located in the Owyhee River Wilderness Area, ID
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Mapped at 9,460 acres
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Cause – Lightning
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No structures threatened
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Fire resources – 2 helicopters, 4 engines, 2 hand crews, 4
helitack and 8 smoke jumpers
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Contained - 7/17/2018 at 2200, Estimated control - 7/19/2018
West Duck Fire
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Located approximately 1 mile west of Duck Valley Indian
Reservation, ID
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Mapped at 11,160 acres
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Cause – Lightning
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No structures threatened
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Fire resources –1 helicopter, 1 hand crew, 1 water tender, 7
engines and 3 dozers
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Estimated contain - 7/17/2018 at 2000, Estimated control - 7/20/2018
at 1800
Otter Fire
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Located approximately 1 mile north of Duck Valley Indian
Reservation, ID
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Mapped at 2,427 acres
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Cause – Lightning
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No structures threatened
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Fire resources – 2 helicopters, 7 engines, 2 handcrews,1 water
tender and 2 dozers
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Estimated contain - 7/18/2018 at 2000, Estimated control – 7/19/2018
at 1800
Red Basin Fire
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Located approximately 10 miles southeast of Juniper Mountain, ID
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Mapped at 255 acres
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Cause – Lightning
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No structures threatened
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Fire resources – 1 helicopter and crew
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Contained - 7/17/2018 at 2215, Estimated control - 7/18/2018 at
1700
For More Information,
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Jared Jablonski, Fire Information and Prevention Office, 208 384-3210
