For Immediate Release:
July 28, 2018 8 p.m.
Grassy Ridge Fire Update
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Start Date: 07/26/2018 at approximately 3 p.m.
Location and
Jurisdiction: 15 miles northwest
of St. Anthony near Red Road (BLM & State lands). Burning east of the old
Red Road Fire.
Cause: Lightning
Fire Size: 75,698 acres (GPS), fire is actively
growing (has jumped the A2 road)
Percent
Contained: 20%, no estimated containment
Fire Behavior: Running and very active.
Structures Threatened: Structures are threatened.
Fuels and Terrain: Burning in grass and brush on
flat ground.
Fire
Crews/Resources: 21
engines (BLM, USFS, BIA, IDL), multiple county and rural fire departments are
assisting, 1 handcrew and 5 dozers. Retardant is being dropped on the fire.
Evacuations: Clark County Sheriffs are evacuating Dubois.
Direct questions to Clark County Dispatch (208)374-5403.
Closures: Red Road is closed from the sand dunes to the
Kilgore Road. Grassy Ridge road is closed. Clark County has closed the A2 road
to the junction of Red Road. Ranchers are still being let in to get cows. You
can still travel to Kilgore by taking the Spencer-Idmon Road.
Summary: A thunder cell is
over the fire creating gusty winds that are propelling the fire northwest. The
fire is experiencing extreme fire behavior and is spotting well ahead of the fire
front. It has jumped the A2 road due to this spotting. Dubois is under
evacuation. Firefighters are concentrating suppression efforts on the northwest
corner of the fire to keep it from impacting the town of Dubois. Eastern Idaho Interagency Dispatch Center
continues to work closely with county, local and volunteer fire departments
along with the Camas Creek Rural Fire Protection Association in fighting the
fire. A Great Basin Type-2 Team is being in briefed at 8 p.m.
Photo: Taken from
Dubois
