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Road Closures? www.511.idaho.gov

Drought Monitor Maps and Information Predictions: http://drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html

2009 Weather Prediction and Fire Season Outlook: http://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/outlooks/monthly_seasonal_outlook.pdf

Quick Definitions:
WFU = Wildfire Use event, ongoing fires agencies manage for resource benefit.
Contained = A fuel break around the fire has been completed. This break may include natural barriers or manually and/or mechanically constructed line.
Controlled = The complete extinguishment of fire, including spot fires. Fire line has been strengthened so that flare-ups from within the perimeter of the fire will not break through this line.
Rx Burn = Prescribed fire, a controlled burn that the agencies light to improve the ecosystem in a specified area.

2009 East Idaho Interagency Fire Center Resources:

• 16 fire stations (Dubois, Island Park, Ashton, Idaho Falls, Atomic City, Swan Valley, Blackfoot, Fort Hall, Pocatello, American Falls, Soda Springs, Grays Lake, Malad and Montpelier)
• 33 engines (18 BLM, 14 Forest Service and 1 Fish and Wildlife Services)
• 2 bulldozers (American Falls and Idaho Falls)
• 2 helicopters (Pocatello and Swan Valley)
• 1 20-person hotshot crew (Pocatello)
• 2 20-person initial attack hand crews (Idaho Falls and Island Park)
• 4 20-person hand crews (St.Anthony Work Camp and Fort Hall)

WILDFIRES updated 8:00 a.m. October 1, 2009
Start of Incident	Location	Fire Name	Acres	Cause	Additional Information
WILDFIRE USE updated in Spring 2009
What is WILDFIRE USE? Click here to learn about wilfire use.
PRESCRIBED BURNS updated in Fall 2009
Sept./Oct.	On Idaho/Montana border, 4 miles northwest of Henry's Lake	Raynolds Pass	430		For more information regarding this prescribed forest service burn contact Patty Kraayenbrink at 208-524-7639
Sept./Oct.	3 miles east of Driggs	Hill Creek	1583		For more information regarding this prescribed forest service burn contact Patty Kraayenbrink at 208-524-7639
Sept./Oct.	Near Paris, ID	Cub River	300		9/27 - 50 acres 9/28 - 50 acres
Sept./Oct.	Near Montpelier	St. Charles	300		For more information regarding this prescribed forest service burn contact Patty Kraayenbrink at 208-524-7639
Sept./Oct.	13 miles southeast of Preston	Williams			9/10 - 200 acres For more information regarding this prescribed forest service burn contact Patty Kraayenbrink at 208-524-7639
Sept./Oct.	At Fall Creek, 9 miles southwest of Swan Valley	Fall Creek	660		9/3 - 250 acres 9/10 - 100 acres 9/13 - 150 acres For more information regarding this prescribed forest service burn contact Patty Kraayenbrink at 208-524-7639
Sept./Oct.	10 miles northeast of Preston	Station Creek			9/8 - 250 acres 9/9 - 400 acres For more information regarding this prescribed forest service burn contact Patty Kraayenbrink at 208-524-7639
Sept./Oct.	10 miles north of Swan Valley near Pine Creek Pass	Big Holes	500		For more information regarding this prescribed forest service burn contact Patty Kraayenbrink at 208-524-7639