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Limepoint Fire 

Tuesday, August 27, 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 Limepoint Fire acreage increased slightly due to better mapping inside fire control lines, not fire growth. Percentage of containment is holding at 88%. Control lines have been completed on the southeast side of the fire and those firefighters are shifting to new containment lines to the north. The northeastern edge is still being improved with mop up, suppression repair, and hazard tree removal.  

Heavy equipment specialists have been hard at work repairing roads and dozer line affected by firefighting operations.  Road graders have almost completed re-grading the Council-Cuprum Road and logging equipment is continuing to salvage trees from contingency lines along the eastern edge of the fire. 

Traffic around the fire area is increasing, particularly as hunters set up base camp and people enter newly opened areas of the forest. Stay alert for firefighters, fire equipment, and heavy equipment on and near the roads. Watch for and obey posted speed limits. Use caution when braking on gravel roads, allowing more time and distance to stop safely. Forest roads can be narrow, rocky, and not suited for high speeds. Stay alert for hazards such as rocks, boulders, and road washouts. 

A weak weather system will move north of the fire today, but no precipitation is expected on the fire. Winds will shift from the southwest to the northwest this evening and continue blowing from the northwest on Wednesday. The warming and drying trend continues, despite the weather system and change in wind direction. Please observe the fire restrictions (see below) and be careful not cause another fire. 

Evacuations:  Cuprum remains at a Level 1 (READY) evacuation level and Bear evacuations are lifted completely.  

Closures: The Forest Closure Order updated yesterday at 7:00 a.m. Some areas previously closed to the public have been reopened.  For details about the closure, visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/payette/alerts-notices. There is still a lot of work being done in the fire area; for your safety and the safety of firefighters, please observe the existing Payette Forest Closures still in effect and watch out for firefighters and fire traffic. 

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. 

Visit https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/ for more information on these and other fires.