Wildfire — Upper Snake Highlands, Idaho

2016-08-22 to 2016-08-31 · Upper Snake Highlands, Idaho

Event narrative

The Tie Canyon Fire was detected on August 22nd at 6 pm and was located in between Swan Valley and Victor. The fire grew to 1,014 acres. No mandatory evacuations were ordered. Level one evacuation notices were in effect for residents and property owners south of 10000 South, east of HIghway 31, west of 1000 West (Pole Canyon Road) and west of Highway 31, south of 9000 South. Tie Canyon Road 252 and Upper Rainey Creek Road 253 were closed. black Grove Trail 047, Power Line Trail 321, and Blanchard Ridge sTrail 014 were closed by the United States Forest Service. The fire was considered 100 percent contained by September 5th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 658644. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.