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Limepoint Fire Update, Tuesday, 08-20-2024
Limepoint Fire
Publication Type: News - 08/20/2024 - 07:00
Limepoint Fire
Tuesday, August20, 2024
Contacts for Fire Information: 208-992-3032 or
2024.limepoint@firenet.gov
https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idpaf-limepoint-fire
https://www.facebook.com/payettenationalforest/
The Adams County Sheriff removed evacuation levels for the communities adjacent to the southernmost point of the Limepoint Fire, Barber Flat and Wildhorse.
Hot and dry conditions persisted yesterday and will do so today with more cloud cover anticipated. There is a chance of thunderstorms tomorrow and precipitation this weekend, which will accompany lower temperatures as the week progresses. The change in weather is welcome as firefighters continue to secure containment lines.
Yesterday, crews used fire to create a buffer line from the Lockwood Saddle to Kinney Point, which consumed available fuels to keep the north part of the main fire from expanding. Crews will continue to widen and strengthen this line and expand it to Grassy Ridge today.
In the Bear area, crews extracted fire hoses and repaired indirect line to restore the landscape to its natural state. Along the eastern edge of the fire and west of Bear, crews patrolled line to ensure containment was held and to extinguish any remaining heat.
Even though fire activity has calmed down, firefighter safety remains a priority throughout the suppression and repair process. “We are in a good place and all safety zones are set in case things don’t go as planned,” said Wes Lathen, Great Basin Team 4 Safety Officer.
Evacuations: Cuprum remains at a Level 2 (SET) evacuation level and Bear remains at a Level 1 (READY)evacuation level. For your safety and the safety of firefighters, please stay away from the fire area. Only residents and property owners are allowed in the area until further notice.
Closures: The Forest Closure Order issued by the Payette National Forest to protect public safety near the fire area remains in effect. For more information about the closure, visit https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idpaf-limepoint-fire.
Restrictions: Stage 1 Fire Restrictions remain in effect for the Payette National Forest and all state, private and BLM lands in the fire area. Under these restrictions, campfires are allowed only in recreation sites within metal fire pits. Fires of any kind are not allowed in any dispersed camping areas.