Boundary County, Idaho · Wildfire
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The Upper Smith Fire is a wildfire near Boundary County, Idaho. It has burned about 598 acres (about 453 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 11 days ago. About 271 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 p.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
This Afternoon
74°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 16 mph SW · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
53°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 5 to 16 mph SW · 0% chance of rain
Sunday
74°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 1 to 8 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Sunday Night
55°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 2 to 8 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Monday
77°F · Partly Sunny
Wind 2 mph NE · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:32 p.m. CDT.
About 271 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 2 Incident. About $5 million has been spent on it so far.
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