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Limepoint Fire 

Sunday, August 25, 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. 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. 

The weather system producing cooler and wetter weather is ending today. Clouds and showers are expected to clear this afternoon. Monday will begin a return to warm and dry conditions, with relative humidity decreasing daily throughout the week. 

With hunting season rapidly approaching, it is important to know where you can and cannot hunt on the Payette National Forest. There are several closures in place due to wildfire. Refer to the Forest’s Alerts and Notifications page for closure orders and maps of closure areas (see below). Know where you can and cannot camp and hunt before you go. 

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

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://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 stay away until closures are fully lifted. Only residents and property owners are allowed in the area until further notice. 

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.