South Shellrock Fire
The South Shellrock Fire burned 8,530 acres in Idaho, in 2000. It was discovered on August 11, 2000, and contained on November 22, 2000. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 8,530 acres
- Discovered
- August 11, 2000
- Contained
- November 22, 2000
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 44.902, -115.951.
The record
- Reported final size
- 8,530 acres
- Discovered
- August 11, 2000, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- November 22, 2000, 9:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Idaho
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Payette National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Part of
- Diamond Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-357028
Other large fires in Idaho in 200012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek Divide Complex (Clear Creek) Fire | 172,135 | Jul 10, 2000 | Natural |
| Diamond Complex (Diamond Peak) Fire | 149,772 | Jul 31, 2000 | Natural |
| Flossie Complex | 74,998 | Jul 31, 2000 | Natural |
| Coffee Point Fire | 68,952 | Jul 26, 2000 | Natural |
| Burgdorf Junction Fire | 64,631 | Jul 14, 2000 | Natural |
| Maloney Creek Fire | 64,510 | Aug 11, 2000 | Natural |
| Salmon Challis Wilderness Complex (Little Pistol) Fire | 63,760 | Aug 11, 2000 | Natural |
| Aperejo Fire | 55,279 | ||
| Coffee Point North Fire | 36,041 | Jul 26, 2000 | |
| Grass Fire | 35,613 | Aug 5, 2000 | Natural |
| Trail Creek Fire | 35,238 | Aug 15, 2000 | Natural |
| Oregon Trail Fire | 31,316 | Aug 7, 2000 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.