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The Snag Fire was started by lightning on the evening on August 5, 2024, 9.5 miles east of Cascade, ID. At 6 a.m. on August 8, 2024, Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 7 assumed command of the fire. At the time, Great Basin Team 7 was already in command of four other fires in the area as the West Mountain Complex. Transfer of command to Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2 occurred at 6 a.m. on 8/23/24. The incident is now being managed along with three other incidents (Boulder, Dollar, and Goat).
The Valley County Sheriff’s Office has closed Warm Lake Highway to the public due to the Snag Fire. The Warm Lake Highway is closed at the Horsethief Road intersection east toward Warm Lake and from the Johnson Creek Road intersection west toward Warm Lake. Follow the Valley County Sheriff's Facebook page for more details. Please avoid the area in order to not impact firefighting efforts. To learn more about the Ready, Set, GO evacuation system click this link.
The Boise National Forest, Idaho Department of Lands, and Bureau of Land Management are in Stage 1 fire restrictions on state, endowment, private and federal lands within the West Central Mountains Fire Restrictions Zone. For more information, visit the Idaho fires Restrictions website at: https://www.idl.idaho.gov/fire-management/fire-restrictions-finder/
| Current as of | Tue, 09/03/2024 - 12:44 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Boise |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning/Natural |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | 9.5 miles East of Cascade, Idaho |
| Incident Commander | Jared Hohn IC, Rocky Mountain CIMT2 Jay Mickey Deputy IC Rodney Redinger IC(T) |
| Coordinates |
44° 32' 54'' Latitude
-115° 50' 25
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 425 |
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| Size | 31,809 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 1% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 9/15/2024 |
| Fuels Involved | Timber (Grass and Understory) Brush (2 feet) Timber (Litter and Understory) Fuel models are TU5 and SH2. 1000 hours fuels are 12% measured by local unit. Local fuels sites show live brush fuel moistures around 110-170%, with live timber fuels at approximately 120%. Pockets of frost killed shrubs are present from an early summer late spring freeze. |
| Significant Events | Active Crowning Wind Driven Runs Short-range Spotting
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| Planned Actions |
Crews will be developing a plan to contain the fire north of Warm Lake Road. Firing operations will be conducted as necessary to reduce pockets of fuel and reduce the threat of torching and spotting in the Clear Creek Drainage. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
12 hours: Active fire behavior is expected, however there is potential for extreme fire behavior if high outflow winds occur over the fire area. This would include crown runs and long-range spotting. Expect backing, flanking, group torching, and small isolated runs where terrain and winds are in alignment. Fire activity likely to occur on the northeast flank, near FS Road 406, Cougar Mountain, the Tyndall Creek, and FS Road 409. Activity may decrease later in the afternoon as clouds begin to form in the area. 24 hours: Moderate fire behavior: Conditions are expected to moderate as cooler temperatures and higher humidity's move back into the fire area. Expect backing with group torching and small isolated runs where terrain and winds align. 48 hours: Moderate fire behavior: Backing with group torching and small isolated runs where terrain and winds align. 72 hours: A drying trend returns bringing potential for increased fire behavior especially if moderate to strong winds are in the forecast. |
| Remarks |
This incident is being prioritized with three other incidents (Boulder, Dollar, Goat). Differences in resource numbers listed on the ICS-204s and reported in the ICS-209 are a result of sharing resources through lend/lease across all incidents being managed by Rocky Mountain CIMT2. The fire acreage listed in this report is a result of more accurate perimeter mapping based on additional data gathered by a recent IR flight. |
| Weather Concerns | Today (Sunday): Heavy morning smoke will be pushed out by a light southwest wind. Gusts up to 20 mph are possible at the ridges. Increased sun will bump up temperatures by a few degrees and result in single-digit humidity. Widely scattered storms are possible overnight with very poor humidity recovery into Monday. Tomorrow (Monday): FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 0900-2400 for lightning. An upper-level low approaches the region with increased monsoonal moisture. This will result in several episodes of thunderstorms. The biggest concerns are very dry surface conditions and potential dry lightning. Storms could also produce outflow winds up to 45 mph. Scattered storms will continue overnight with spotty wetting rains, resulting in improved humidity recovery.
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