Blaine County, Idaho · Wildfire
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The Ohio Fire is a wildfire near Blaine County, Idaho. It has burned about 1,200 acres (about 909 football fields). Crews have boxed in 25% of its edge; the other 75% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 2 days ago. About 116 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, July 19th at 8:00 a.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.
Today
91°F · Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 3 to 9 mph W · 19% chance of rain
Tonight
62°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 7 to 10 mph NNW · 1% chance of rain
Monday
93°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 6 to 10 mph SSW · 8% chance of rain
Monday Night
65°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 8 mph NNW · 5% chance of rain
Tuesday
89°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 8 mph NW · 43% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, July 19th at 8:04 a.m. CDT.
About 116 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. About $300,000 has been spent on it so far.
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