South Bobtail Fire
The South Bobtail Fire was reported on August 13, 2015 in Shoshone County, Idaho and burned 8,349 acres. It was declared out on January 14, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,349 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2015
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.708, -115.866.
The incident
- Size
- 8,349 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2015 at 2:42 PM 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
- $5,700,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-IDIPF-000856
- IRWIN identifier
- 9FE54EF0-FA61-4E8C-A889-EAAE6B941826
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Osburn, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
- Osburn, ID15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Kellogg, ID17 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Pinehurst, ID21 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Thompson Falls, MT26 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Dalton Gardens, ID42 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Saint Maries, ID42 miles southwest 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 January 15, 2016 at 10:01 AM PST. Identifier 2015-IDIPF-000856.