Big Cougar Fire
The Big Cougar Fire was reported on August 2, 2014 in Nez Perce County, Idaho and burned 65,227 acres. It was declared out on November 26, 2014. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 65,227 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 2, 2014
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 45.993, -116.831.
The incident
- Size
- 65,227 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 2, 2014 at 7:52 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 20, 2014 at 4:44 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 26, 2014 at 12:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Nez Perce County
- State
- Idaho
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2014-IDCMS-000384
- IRWIN identifier
- 04D02669-ED21-48DF-B0F6-20CAA7F3FD2F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cottonwood, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
- Cottonwood, ID23 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Asotin, WA26 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Lewiston Orchards, ID28 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Lapwai, ID29 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA30 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- West Clarkston-Highland, WA30 miles north of the fire’s origin
Idaho wildfires today Wildfires of 2014 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated April 20, 2016 at 1:11 PM PDT. Identifier 2014-IDCMS-000384.