WILDFIRES -- Numerous fires totalling 80,000 acres are burning across the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, many of which are being grouped together and managed as complexes.

• Updates and notices are posted here.
• See details for the Clearwater, Motorway, Selway, and Municipal Fire Complexes is at InciWeb.
• For mapping updates, see the Wildfire Activity Web Map.

An area closure is "pending" south of Grangeville related to the rapid spread of the Tepee Springs Fire.  The southern border would be the Salmon River from the Forest boundary east to French Creek.  It extends north for approximately ten miles.  The southern segment of the Grangeville-Salmon River Road 221 is closed.

Here's snapshot of the major complexes and fires burning across the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests.

North Zone (Palouse and North Fork Ranger Districts)

Name:  Larkin Complex            Location:  Roughly 30 airline miles NE of Pierce
Total Acreage:  4990 acres        Containment:  0% Contained
Fires originally within the Complex (including Wolf Pack Fires):  14
Active Fires within the Complex:  Snow Creek Fire 2300 acres, Wolf Pack Fire 980 acres, and Heather Fire 1370 acres, Minnesaka 230, and Roaring 100.

Name:  Scurvy Mountain Fire        Location: 28 miles ENE of Pierce, Idaho
Total Acreage:  390 acres            Containment:  0% contained

Central Zone (Lochsa-Powell and Moose Creek Ranger Districts)

Name:  Lochsa South Complex    
Location:  South of Lochsa River from Warm Springs Creek to the Selway River
Total Acreage:  5535 acres        Containment:  0% Contained

There are structure protection plans for the Fish Lake Cabin.

Name:  Wilderness Complex    
Location:  Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (much of the Moose Creek Ranger District)
Total Acreage:  14,900 acres        
Point protection continues for Wilderness cabins, pack bridges and lookouts.

Name:  Boulder Fire            Location:  5 miles west of Lolo Pass
Started:  August 14, 2015            Cause:  Lightning
Total Acreage:  4800 acres        Containment:  0% contained
Major Events:  Fire moved north and east, and has not crossed the Montana border.  An area west of Lolo Pass in the vicinity of Granite Pass is closed.

South Zone (Salmon River and Red River Ranger Districts)
Name:  Red River Complex    
Location:  South of Elk City, Idaho
Total Acreage:  6600 acres        Containment:  1% Contained
Structure protection is ongoing at Cook Ranch, Mallard Creek Ranch, Green Mountain Lookout and Bargamin Creek Bridge.

Information for the Clearwater, Motorway, Selway, and Municipal Fire Complexes is available at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov

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