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Limepoint Fire 

Saturday, August 24, 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 is holding at its current size and its percentage of containment has improved. Lines are being contained in the Boulder Creek area. Containment lines on the northeastern edge are still being improved with mop up, suppression repair, and hazard tree removal.  

Heavy equipment continued road grading and suppression repair in the Bear and Huntley Gulch areas. Logging equipment is pulling out trees from when dozers put in a contingency line in Huntley Gulch during the early part of the Limepoint Fire. These will be decked and assessed to determine if they can be salvaged as forest products. 

While cooler and wetter weather is forecasted for the fire area this weekend, only light precipitation is expected before hot and dry conditions rebound next week. The incredibly active fire behavior elsewhere in Central Idaho and throughout the Great Basin have fire managers focused on fully containing Limepoint. 

On Saturday morning, Great Basin Team 4 will transfer command of the Limepoint Fire to Nevada Team 5, a Type 3 incident management team. Thank you to the excellent work and hand off from Great Basin Team 4. The Incident Command Post that has been at the Council Fairgrounds is moving to the Seven Devils spike camp near the community of Bear.  

Evacuations:  Cuprum remains at a Level 1 (READY) evacuation level and Bear evacuations are lifted completely. There is still a lot of work being done in the fire area so, for your safety and the safety of firefighters, please stay away until closures are fully lifted. Only residents and property owners are allowed in the area until further notice. 

Closures: The Forest Closure Order issued by the Payette National Forest to protect public safety near the fire area remains in effect. For more information about the closure, visit https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idpaf-limepoint-fire 

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.