Lower Flat Fire
The Lower Flat Fire was reported on August 12, 2015 in Shoshone County, Idaho and burned 8,280 acres. It was declared out on January 14, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,280 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 12, 2015
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.797, -116.170.
The incident
- Size
- 8,280 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 12, 2015 at 10:55 AM PDT
- Contained
- November 4, 2015 at 10:00 AM PST
- Controlled
- November 6, 2015 at 5:00 PM PST
- Declared out
- January 14, 2016 at 3:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Shoshone County
- State
- Idaho
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Estimated cost to date
- $995,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-IDIPF-000828
- IRWIN identifier
- 99E2069C-2B33-4BAB-9456-D441AAABD920
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Smelterville, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated January 15, 2016 at 10:03 AM PST. Identifier 2015-IDIPF-000828.