Idaho, 2000

Wildfire in Idaho, August 14, 2000

August 14, 2000 · NWS BOI · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Elmore

When
August 14, 6:00 PM MST
Where
Elmore County, Atlanta
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
43.354, -115.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A lightning strike ignited the Trail Creek Fire near the city of Atlanta on the 14th of August. The fire smoldered for 3 days before gusty winds exacerbated fire conditions. The Trail Creek Fire eventually burned 34,759 acres, destroyed several remote buildings, the Tolache Gold Mine, and a part-time residence before being contained on the outskirts of the city on August 31st. Damage estimates were not available but suppression costs reached 1.9 million dollars before the fire was contained.

What these are

Wildfire
A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5156515.