Point Well Fire
The Point Well Fire was reported on September 23, 2015 in Blaine County, Idaho and burned 4,759 acres. It was declared out on September 28, 2015. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,759 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 23, 2015
- Personnel
- 18
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 42.778, -113.412.
The incident
- Size
- 4,759 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 23, 2015 at 11:41 AM MDT
- Contained
- September 23, 2015 at 9:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 25, 2015 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 28, 2015 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Blaine County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Minidoka
- Personnel assigned
- 18
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-IDBLX-000463
- IRWIN identifier
- FD60681A-F9B2-4B32-85FA-145C8B4496A6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rupert, ID covers the area today.
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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 July 1, 2017 at 11:22 AM MDT. Identifier 2015-IDBLX-000463.