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Limepoint Fire – Fire Closure Updated 

Monday, August 26, 2024 

Contacts for Fire Information:  208-992-3032 or   

 2024.limepoint@firenet.gov 

https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idpaf-limepoint-fire  

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The Payette National Forest closure for the Limepoint Fire has been reduced as of 7:00 a.m. today, Monday, August 26, 2024. Landore Road is now open to Black Lake Road on the east side of the fire. Trail 218 is open to the north of the fire. Please follow the link below in the “Closures” section to see the updated fire closure order as well as an updated closure map. 

The Limepoint Fire is holding at its current size and percentage of containment. Control lines have been completed in the Boulder Creek area and those firefighters are shifting to new containment lines to the north. The northeastern edge is still being improved with mop up, suppression repair, and hazard tree removal.  

Heavy equipment is continuing 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 turned warmer Sunday afternoon and that warming trend will continue today.  A weak weather system will move north of the fire on Tuesday, but no precipitation is expected. Please observe the fire restrictions (see below) and be careful not cause another fire. 

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

Closures: The Forest Closure Order updated today at 7:00 a.m. Some areas previously closed to the public have been reopened.  For details 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 observe the existing Payette Forest Closures still in effect and watch out for firefighters and fire traffic. 

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.