Baldy Fire
The Baldy Fire was reported on August 10, 2015 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 6,879 acres. It was declared out on November 5, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,879 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 10, 2015
- Personnel
- 268
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 45.926, -115.715.
The incident
- Size
- 6,879 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 10, 2015 at 4:58 PM PDT
- Contained
- October 20, 2015 at 10:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- October 20, 2015 at 12:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 5, 2015 at 2:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Elk City
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 268
- Incident management
- Type 1 Team
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-IDNCF-000616
- IRWIN identifier
- 65C5F42B-77E2-4F46-91F6-DDD6F81E21F0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Grangeville, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
- Grangeville, ID20 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Kamiah, ID26 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Orofino, ID46 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Lapwai, ID62 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Lewiston Orchards, ID68 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Asotin, WA70 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
Idaho wildfires today Wildfires of 2015 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 May 19, 2016 at 1:28 PM PDT. Identifier 2015-IDNCF-000616.