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Wapiti Fire

Unit Information

1249 S. Vinnell Way 
Boise, 
Idaho 
83709 
1249 S. Vinnell Way 
Boise, 
Idaho 
83709 

Incident Contacts

  • Fire Information
    Email:
    2024.wapiti@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    208-593-7132
    Hours:
    8am-8pm

News

Wapiti Fire UpdateSaturday, August 24, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 1Dan Dallas, Incident Commander Information Phone: 208-593-7132 Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.Email: 2024.wapiti@firenet.govInciWeb:https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idbof-wapiti-fire
Wapiti Fire Update Friday 08-23-2024
Updated On: - 08/23/2024 / 11:00
Incident Commander: Rick Connell, Northern Rockies Complex Incident Management Team 5Location:  2 miles southwest of Grandjean, IDStart Date: 07/24/2024      Cause: LightningSize:  35,631 acresCompletion/Containment: 10%263 Total Personnel; 5 hotshot crews; 2 type 2 hand crews; 19 Engines; 1 bulldozer; 1 water tender; 1 Skidgen.KEY MESSAGE:
Attached is today's map (find more detailed maps on Inciweb), update (also see full text below), and smoke report for the Middle Fork Complex, Wapiti, and Bull Trout Fires. Closure orders and maps for the fire areas can be found on the Boise National Forest’s Alerts and Notices webpage as well as on Inciweb.  
Incident Commander:  Rick Connell, Northern Rockies Team 5Locations:Middle Fork Complex Location: 9 miles east of Garden Valley, IDBull Trout Location: 15 miles WNW of Stanley, IDWapiti Location: 2 miles southwest of Grandjean, IDStart Dates:  07/24/24 – 08/06/2024Cause: Lightning
Incident Commander:  Rick Connell, Northern Rockies Team 5Locations:Middle Fork Complex Location: 9 miles east of Garden Valley, IDBull Trout Location: 15 miles WNW of Stanley, IDWapiti Location: 2 miles southwest of Grandjean, IDStart Dates:  07/24/24 – 08/06/2024Cause: Lightning
Incident Commander:  Rick Connell, Northern Rockies Team 5Middle Fork Complex Location: 9 miles east of Garden Valley, ID   Bull Trout Location: 15 miles WNW of Stanley, ID                Wapiti Location: 2 miles southwest of Grandjean, IDStart Dates:  07/24/24 – 08/06/2024Cause: Lightning
Incident Commander:  Rick Connell, Northern Rockies Team 5Middle Fork Complex Location: 9 miles east of Garden Valley, ID   Bull Trout Location: 15 miles WNW of Stanley, ID                Wapiti Location: 2 miles southwest of Grandjean, IDStart Dates:  07/24/24 – 08/06/2024Cause: Lightning
Incident Commander:  Rick Connell, Northern Rockies Team 5Middle Fork Complex Location: 9 miles east of Garden Valley, ID    Bull Trout Location: 15 miles WNW of Stanley, ID  Wapiti Location: 2 miles southwest of Grandjean, ID Start Dates:  07/24/24 – 08/06/2024Cause: Lightning Size:                            
Incident Commander:  Rick Connell, Northern Rockies Team 5Middle Fork Complex Location: 9 miles east of Garden Valley, ID   Bull Trout Location: 15 miles WNW of Stanley, ID                Wapiti Location: 2 miles southwest of Grandjean, ID Start Dates:  07/24/24 – 08/06/2024Cause: Lightning
Incident Commander: Rick Connell, Northern Rockies Team 5Middle Fork Complex Location: 9 miles east of Garden Valley, IDBulltrout Location: 15 miles WNW OF Stanley, ID Wapiti Location: 2 miles southwest of Grandjean, ID Start Dates: 07/24/24 – 08/06/2024Cause: Lightning Size:  Bulltrout: 271 acres Wapiti: 3,646 acres