Lost Packer Fire
The Lost Packer Fire burned 53,628 acres in Idaho, in 2012. The record holds its year and its final perimeter, not its dates.
- Size
- 53,628 acres
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 53,628 acres, mapped by infrared interpretation. Middle of the perimeter, 45.451, -114.743.
The record
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 53,628 acres
- State
- Idaho
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- IDSCF
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Perimeter map method
- Infrared Interpretation
Other large fires in Idaho in 201212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mustang Complex | 275,960 | Jul 30, 2012 | Natural |
| Kinyon Road Fire | 210,874 | Jul 7, 2012 | Natural |
| Halstead Fire | 181,948 | Jul 27, 2012 | Natural |
| Trinity Ridge Fire | 146,832 | Aug 3, 2012 | Human |
| Flat Top 2 Fire | 140,954 | Aug 5, 2012 | Natural |
| Cave Canyon Fire | 88,909 | Aug 5, 2012 | Natural |
| Jacks Fire | 48,894 | Jul 9, 2012 | Natural |
| Sheep Fire | 48,626 | Sep 6, 2012 | Human |
| Mcguire Complex | 43,577 | Aug 28, 2012 | Natural |
| Owinza Fire | 34,507 | Jul 22, 2012 | Natural |
| Benwalk Fire | 29,100 | Jul 9, 2012 | Natural |
| Fern Fire | 25,873 | Jul 28, 2012 | Natural |
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. 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.