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Logan Fire Statistics:

Size: 14,828 acres

Completion: 10%

Total Personnel: 273

Reported: 9/8/24

Cause: Lightning

Weather: Temperatures will remain in the mid 60’s. The stormfront is predicted to approach by midday on Wednesday and may produce a thunderstorm or two. By Thursday, snow is expected at the fire. The fire could receive around ¼-inch to a ½-inch of precipitation from this weather event.

Current Situation:  Yesterday, the firefighters confirmed containment of a portion of the fire perimeter, resulting in the black lines you see on the map today. There was a little fire growth in Smith’s Creek, resulting in the increase in acres. The firefighters continued to add plumbing and sprinklers around the structures so they can protect the structures from approaching fire. The firefighters held the fire line at Big Creek Road and are prepping the road by removing vegetation south to Jacob’s Ladder Flat. Today, crews will work to get the Elk Creek Road passable and fall the hazard trees along the corridor. There is some heat in the Hogback ridge and firefighters are adding handline to the south and around Edwardsburg as contingency. Crews will be working along the Big Creek Road down to Jacob’s Ladder Flat and extinguish any remaining heat. There are snags along the road, which are hazard trees that are standing dead or fire-weakened trees, in the area. Firefighters will be watching for these and removing them as necessary. Firefighters will be on the Elk Summit Road to the Smith’s Creek Road as the fire is within ½-mile from one of the bridges on the Smith’s Creek side. Those bridges are being checked for options to limit the fire exposure to them.

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.

Also, join members of the Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team and Payette National Forest agency officials for an informational meeting. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 15 at 12:00 P.M. at the Corner Pub in Yellow Pine, ID. Teams members and agency personnel will be available to answer questions and share updates.