For Immediate Release: July
19, 2020
Contact: Rebecca Flick, 208-308-5991
Twin Falls District BLM Fire Update
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Dempsey Fire
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Location: approximately 7 miles southwest
of Davis Mountain, on the west side of the Dempsey Meadow drainage
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Size: estimated at 6 acres
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Containment: estimated for 7/19 at 6 p.m.
● Control: estimated for 7/20 at 6 p.m.
● Resources: Sawtooth National Forest
engine, three Boise BLM engines, four Twin Falls BLM engines, one dozer, one
water tender, one helicopter
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Fuel type: brush and grass
● Fire behavior: smoldering and creeping
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Structures threatened: no
● Cause: under investigation
The Dempsey Fire was reported yesterday, July 18th, around 7 p.m.
The fire is burning in heavy brush and grass. Resources are creating containment
lines with chain saws, hand tools, and bladder bags (5-Gallon Backpack Suppression Water Bag). Terrain,
hot temperatures, gusty winds, and dry conditions are making progress slow.
For More Information,
● Becca Flick, Fire Information and
Prevention Officer, rflick@blm.gov
● 208-308-5991
● Idaho Wildfires visit www.IdahoFireInfo.com
