For Immediate Release: August
16, 2018 8 a.m.
Contact: Kelsey Griffee, 208-521-8709
Chesterfield Fire Update
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*Contingent on no change today, a final release will go out
tonight once 100% containment is reported*
Start Date: 08/13/2018 early morning
Location and
Jurisdiction: Approximately 1
mile north of Chesterfield Reservoir on Fort Hall Reservation, BLM and private.
Cause: Lightning
Fire Size: 2,380 acres (aerial mapping)
Percent Contained: 75%, containment
estimated for 8/16/18
Fire Behavior: Fire is smoldering.
Structures Threatened: No structures threatened
Fuels and Terrain: Burning in grass and brush in
steep terrain.
Fire
Crews/Resources: 5
engines, 2 brush trucks, 1 20-person handcrew, 9 smokejumpers and 3 dozers.
Evacuations: No evacuations.
Closures: No closures.
Summary: Firefighters will continue
securing the fire perimeter and mopping up today with the goal of full
containment by end of shift today, August 16.
