Twenty Mile Fire Final Update

For Immediate Release: July 13, 2019, 8 p.m.
Contact: EIIFC Fire Information, 208-497-5934

Twenty Mile Fire Final Update

(#TwentyMileFire)

The Twenty Mile was contained Saturday, July 13 at 8 p.m. 

  

Start Date: July 12, 2019, approx. 8:30 p.m.
Location and Jurisdiction: 22 miles west of Idaho Falls, Hwy 20 mile marker 284 on BLM. 
Cause: Lightning.
Fire Size: 191 acres
Percent Contained: 100% contained. Control estimated for 7/14/19 8 p.m.
Fire Behavior: No active fire behavior. The fire is receiving rain.
Fuels and Terrain: Grass and brush. Terrain is flat.
Fire Crews/Resources: 4 engines and 1 dozer (BLM).
Structures Threatened: No structures threatened.
Evacuations: No evacuations.
Closures: No closures.    

Photo: Firefighters grid for hot spots around the fire's perimeter as storms pass by.