Aside from about three days of the #HaydenFire and one 20k acre blow up in the wilderness, this #fire season in central Idaho is going about like I expected back in spring.

September is right around the corner, with it comes cooler nights and better humidity recovery. (It was 36° at my campsite Saturday morning) large fire growth can still happen, but it's less common. The first snow in the high country isn't that far off...

I think we're getting a hell of a break this year.

Monsoonal moisture is moving into the #HaydenFire area. Not sure if any is hitting the ground yet, but ITD road cams to the south show actual widespread rain hitting the ground -- very rare for us in August. The increased humidity and (hopefully) rain should result in lower fire activity and give fire crews a chance to improve the completion of their confine & contain objectives.

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catching up after being out of cell svc for a few days.

#HaydenFire is now a confine & contain operation

like what I'm seeing, lots of blackline and smooth edges at preexisting roads/trails. Looks like burnouts blacked in gaps between control lines and the fire in several areas.

I think they've just about got this one effectively corraled. Though it'll be a while before it meets the requirements for completion and controlled likely won't be until a season-ending event.

Tomorrow's #SitRep is going to look far different than today's. I'm still camping with very sketchy cell service, but a quick look at the fire map shows a hellish day for our neighbors on the other side of the Rockies, fire everywhere...

I'll be back in civilization tomorrow and will do a deep dive on #HaydenFire, #ElkhornFire and all the new IA going on in surrounding areas.

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Yesterday I said I didn't think a #HaydenFire zone 2 or 3 evacuation order was very likely given their mapped action points, with a major caveat of "barring a wind event"...

I'm getting ready for a trip so I haven't done my morning #fire deep dive, but I'd keep an eye out for new evac notices today.

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