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Weather: Temperatures are expected to be in the mid 60’s with relative humidity around 25%. There will be cloud cover with weaker winds which are anticipated to be out of the southwest around 5mph and gusts up to 10mph.

Logan Fire Statistics

Size: 13,942 acres

Completion: 10%

Total Personnel: 191

Reported: 9/8/24

Cause: Lightning

Location:  Edwardsburg/Big Creek and into the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness on the north and south sides of Big Creek in the wilderness.

Current Situation:  Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 3 assumed command of the Logan fire this morning at 7:30am. Yesterday, the team installed an Incident Remote Automatic Weather Station (IRAWS) at the Big Creek Airstrip. This portable, solar-powered weather station provides information on the hour including windspeed and direction, air temperature, precipitation, relative humidity, among other things, which helps the incident meteorologist dial in forecasts. Weather influences fire behavior, which fire managers use to make strategic decisions on where firefighters will work to protect values. While fire behavior was moderate yesterday, there was some activity along the Hogback Ridge. Today, three crews will work installing handline between the community of Edwardsburg and Hogback Ridge. A structure protection group will continue holding the line around the community and the night operations will continue extinguishing any spot fires and securing the fire perimeter between the fire front and the town, providing 24-hour protection. Falling modules are working to open the Smith Creek Road and Elk Summit Road just north of Government Creek which is impassable due to fallen trees. 

Evacuations: Logan Fire Edwardsburg Area - The Valley County Sheriff’s Office has placed a "GO" evacuation notice for the Edwardsburg area due to the movement of the Logan Fire. Evacuation orders will be sent out via, CodeRED. Please download the mobile app and sign up. Information is available via the Valley County Idaho website at https://www.co.valley.id.us/WildfireEvacuation  or the Valley County Sheriff’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064415776390 

Closures:  The Logan Fire has a closure around the fire on the Krassel Ranger District and the map and description are located at  https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/payette/alerts-notices  The Sheriff has closed the Warren-Profile Gap Road between Elk Summit and Profile Creek intersection just north of Yellow Pine (this is a County Road). The Big Creek Airstrip is closed.