Boundary County, Idaho · Wildfire
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The Turner Fire is a wildfire near Boundary County, Idaho. It has burned about 592 acres (about 448 football fields). Crews have boxed in 43% of its edge; the other 57% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 3 days ago. About 31 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
88°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 14 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
57°F · Mostly Clear then Patchy Smoke
Wind 2 to 12 mph SE · 0% chance of rain
Sunday
88°F · Sunny then Patchy Smoke
Wind 2 to 7 mph SW · 0% chance of rain
Sunday Night
60°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 2 to 7 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Monday
92°F · Partly Sunny
Wind 1 to 5 mph SE · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:34 p.m. CDT.
About 31 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $1 million has been spent on it so far.
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