Wildfires of 2001

Black Rdg Fire

2001Minidoka County, IdahoWildfire

The Black Rdg Fire burned 2,759 acres in Minidoka County, Idaho, in 2001. It was discovered on July 10, 2001, and contained on July 11, 2001. The cause was recorded as natural.

Size
2,759 acres
Discovered
July 10, 2001
Contained
July 11, 2001
Cause
Natural

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 42.044, -113.798.

The record

Reported final size
2,759 acres
Discovered
July 10, 2001, 10:30 p.m. local time
Contained
July 11, 2001, 7:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Natural
State
Idaho
County
Minidoka County
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Land Management
Reporting unit
Twin Falls District
Agency
Bureau of Land Management
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-101488

Other large fires in Idaho in 200112

FireAcresStartCause
Snowshoe Fire23,647Jul 24, 2001Natural
Willow Creek Fire18,047Sep 3, 2001Human
Notch Butte Fire11,198Jul 4, 2001Natural
Bacon Pond Fire11,058Jun 24, 2001Human
Rough Diamonds Fire8,904Aug 26, 2001Human
Big Knob Fire8,767Jul 15, 2001Natural
Main Heglar Fire6,472Jul 14, 2001Natural
Doe Flat Fire6,263Jul 27, 2001Natural
Mp 47-HIGHWAY 51 Fire5,928Aug 12, 2001Human
North Slater Fire4,282Jul 17, 2001Human
Lone Pine Fire4,213Sep 17, 2001Natural
Sublett Reservoir Fire3,873Aug 13, 2001Natural

Every fire of 2001 Idaho fire history

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.