Slide Fire
The Slide Fire burned 1,150 acres in Idaho County, Idaho, in 2009. It was discovered on September 3, 2009, and contained on November 12, 2009. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,150 acres
- Discovered
- September 3, 2009
- Contained
- November 12, 2009
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,147 acres. Point of origin as reported, 45.601, -114.917.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,150 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,147 acres
- Discovered
- September 3, 2009, 5:01 p.m. local time
- Contained
- November 12, 2009, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Idaho
- County
- Idaho County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Bitterroot National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1483328
- Note on the perimeter
- Bitterroot NF
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Idaho in 20096
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power Station Fire | 3,026 | Sep 27, 2009 | Human |
| Nugget Fire | 1,534 | Sep 26, 2009 | Human |
| Eightmile Creek Fire | 1,264 | Jul 12, 2009 | Natural |
| Sand Hallow Fire | 1,262 | Aug 26, 2009 | Human |
| West End Fire | 1,252 | Oct 11, 2009 | Human |
| Highway 46 Fire | 1,104 | Sep 19, 2009 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.