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The Flat Fire is located approximately one mile northeast of Pioneerville in Boise County. The fire started on August 5 after a thunderstorm went through the area. Crews from Boise National Forest were initially assigned to the fire and Idaho Department of Lands assumed responsibility on August 8. No structures are currently threatened, and the fire continues to move east, away from the community of Pioneerville. This is a full suppression strategy fire.
As a result of reduced fire behavior and significant containment around the fire, management of the Flat Fire will be transitioned to an Idaho Department of Lands Type 4 organization on Tuesday, August 27 at 6:00 a.m. The Type 4 organization will retain necessary resources to monitor and patrol the fire perimeter along the 2016 Pioneer Fire burn scar and address hot spots if found.
This will be the final fire information update unless significant fire activity occurs.
| Current as of | Mon, 08/26/2024 - 23:56 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Boise |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning/Natural |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | One mile east of Pioneerville, Idaho |
| Incident Commander | Mack McFarland, Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 6 |
| Coordinates |
43° 59' 19'' Latitude
-115° 49' 12
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 198 |
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| Size | 3,734 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 61% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 09/15/2024 |
| Fuels Involved | Timber (Grass, Litter and Understory) |
| Significant Events | Minimal, smoldering and creeping. Observed fire behavior within the fire perimeter is smoldering with some isolated creeping well within the interior.
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| Planned Actions |
Crews will continue to patrol fires edge, mop-up to the extent necessary and suppression repair where possible. Continue to monitor fire behavior in Pioneer Fire burn scar on the east flank. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
Minimal fire activity, no movement expected. |
| Weather Concerns | An upper-level system will move across southern Canada tomorrow. This will drop a cold front across the Pacific Northwest, leading to drier and windier conditions across the region on Tuesday. Dry and hot weather conditions will continue through the remainder of the week. Periods of elevated to near critical fire weather conditions expected next week. |
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