I cant believe it 
Idaho is battling 3!!!!! HUGE fires
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Summary
Current Situation
Total Personnel 572
Size 293,713 acres
Estimated Containment Date 09/30/2007 at hrs.
Management of the East Zone Complex is under the under the command of Paul Broyles' Type 1 Great Basin National Incident Management Team (IMT). Tomorrow morning, Alan Gelobter's National Incident Management Organization (NIMO) will take over command of the fire.
Fire activity was minimal yesterday due to overcast skies and higher relative humidity. Areas in the eastern and southeastern portions of the complex continue to be smoked in for most of the day. While this has hampered air operations, it has also reduced fire activity in these areas. The Profile Fire is still burning on both sides of Forest Road 340, and has reached the Middle Lake area, south of Crater Lake. Crews continue to make good progress in constructing fire line in the Ruby Meadows area, southeast of Burgdorf. Structure protection remains in place in the Warren, Secesh, Burgdorf, Fritser Ranch, Copenhaver Subdivision, Upper and Lower Badley Ranches, Big Creek, Edwardsburg, Crater Lake, and South Fork areas, including Hettinger Ranch, Trails End Subdivision, Elk Creek Ranch and Yellowjacket Ranch.
The Lick Creek Road (FR 48) is now open from 5 a.m. to 12 noon to residents and property owners of Yellow Pine and Johnson Creek, north of Wapiti Ranch only. This opening will continue every day at the above mentioned times as long as fire conditions allow. Access will be to Yellow Pine and lower Johnson Creek only and only via Lick Creek Road. No other roads in the area will be accessible, including the Big Creek Road (FR 340). For more detail information visit http://www.inciweb.org/ or call 208-634-1890.
Part of the Warren Wagon Road (FR 21) is now open to the public. The road block is at Burgdorf Junction which allows the public access to the Burgdorf area, including the Hot Springs, and areas north on Forest Road (FR) 246. Also open is the area east of the junction of FR 246 and FR 318 and north of FR 318 into the Kimberley Mine area and then north along the eastern boundary of Bureau of Land Management lands to the Salmon River. Access beyond Burgdorf Junction to the east on Warren Wagon Road will remain open to residents and property owners only. The public should be cautioned that this road opening could be rescinded at any time due to fire conditions. A detailed map of the reopened area is available at www.fs.fed.us/idahofires and www.inciweb.org.
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Basic Information
Incident Type Wildland Fire
Cause Lightning
Date of Origin 07/17/2007 at 1700 hrs.
Location 27 miles east of Cascade, Idaho
Incident Commander Mike Whalen
Current Situation
Total Personnel 924
Size 287,809 acres
Percent Contained 30%
Fuels Involved
Timber (litter and understory)
Fire Behavior
Thick smnoke and inversion limited fire behavior to smoldering, surface burning and group torching in Johnson Creek and Yellow Pine. Other areas without the inversion had increased fire activity.
Significant Events
Power is still shut off to Yellow Pine and Johnson Creek. Idaho Power assessed power lines and plan to return with a crew on Monday 9/17. Fire behavior was more active today. Temperature conditions are expected to lower for the next few days, and higher RH will contribute to decreased activity across the fire. Rolling rock and debris continue to pose problems on the Johnson Creek Road. Curtis Creek Group had some success with the fire on the north side of Big Creek/Warm Lake Road. Handline in Curtis Creek is completed. Spots south of this area were still active and growing today. Spots on Middle Fork Salmon River grew together and limited fire activity was observed today. Moderate fire activity was observed around residences on both sides of the Johnson Creek drainage.
Outlook
Planned Actions
Planned actions include point protection in the Johnson Creek, and Yellow Pine areas. Bucket work will continue to support suppression and containment activities as conditions allow. Actions will be to protect structures and monitor fire spread in Johnson Creek south of Yellow Pine. Warm Lake and Deadwood are in patrol status. Night shift is patrolling and holding fire line in the Johnson Creek and Yellow Pine area.
Projected Movement
12 hours: Some movement is expected overnight.
24 hours: Lower humidity and high tempertatures will increase fire activity in Curtis Creek/Trail Creek and Johnson Creek.
48 hours: Little temperature and RH change expected, should add to fire spread, except in Middle Fork Salmon River.
72 hours: Warming temps and lower RHs should provide limited to moderate fire growth. Areas north of Landmark between Middle Fork, Monumental and Riordon Lake may merge.
fire activity limiting fire spread.
48 hours: Little temp and RH change expected, should limit fire spread
72 hours: Warming temps and lower RH's should provite limited to moderate fire growth.
Growth Potential
High
Terrain Difficulty
High.
Containment Target
The current strategy is open ended, some containment objectives are being achieved and threats point protection targets are being reduced but full containment is not the current strategy. The current strategy will likely not change until a season slowing event is reached.
Remarks
Johnson Creek, Yellow Pine and Warm lake residences are now in a Level II evacuation. Power lines to Johnson Creek and Yellow Pine are still shut down due to fire spread. The Morehead Mt. Lookout has been wrapped. Ditch Creek Bridge was burned last night and is usafe to cross by vehicles. updated acres include: Monumental - 229,708. Acreage summaries are based on "administered forest" boundaries: Boise National Forest 204,682 Payette National Forest 34,055 Salmon-Challis National Forest 60,699 Private 272. Acre change due to IR flight on 9/14. IR request on 9/15 is in areas of Middle Fork and Yellow Pine.
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The Rattlesnake fire is located 25 miles south of Elk City, ID. The fire was started by lightning on July 13, 2007. Firefighters are concentrating on structure protection efforts in the following areas: Concord, Dixie and Comstock, Orogrande and Mallard Creek/Cook Ranch and sites along the Salmon River. The Nez Perce National Forest has a Special Area Closure that restricts access into certain areas around the fire area.
Stage I Fire Restrictions are in effect.
* Campfires or other fires are prohibited outside developed recreation sites.
* Smoking is prohibited outside of buildings, vehicles and developed recreation sites, unless you are in a 3-foot-diameter area cleared of all burnable vegetation.
Beginning Saturday, September 1, the Main Salmon River corridor will be re-opened from Salmon Falls to Vinegar Creek for recreational boating. The latest information may be obtained by emailing [email protected] or by calling (208) 865-2725.
Mark Grant's Type II Northern Idaho Incident Management Team assumed command of the fire at 6:00 p.m. on August 27th.
Basic Information
Incident Type Wildland Fire
Cause Lightning
Date of Origin 07/13/2007 at 2057 hrs.
Location 25 miles south of Elk City, Idaho, along the Salmon River
Incident Commander Mark Grant
Current Situation
Total Personnel 132
Size 101,200 acres
Percent Contained 25%
Estimated Containment Date 10/01/2007 at hrs.
Fuels Involved
Model 10 (TIMBER) higher elevation slopes and 2 / 1 (Grass and Timber) lower slopes along the Salmon River.
Fire Behavior
Minimal fire behavior.
Creeping and smoldering. Some isolated torching.
Significant Events
Warmer temperatures and lower relative humidity resulted in slightly more active fire behavior, mainly in the Rhett Creek area. No fire growth was reported. Crews continued with rehabilitation work. A result of Friday's thunderstorm, fourteen lightning strikes and five new fire starts were reported northeast of the fire area. The local agency responded and is managing these smaller fires.
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I cant even wrap my brain around that much lost timber 
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