Sponge Fire
The Sponge Fire was reported on August 11, 2015 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 5,100 acres. It was declared out on November 2, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,100 acres
- Contained
- 95%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2015
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.381, -115.069.
The incident
- Size
- 5,100 acres
- Containment
- 95%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2015 at 3:25 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 28, 2015 at 7:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- November 2, 2015 at 9:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-IDNCF-000730
- IRWIN identifier
- 9FDD73E2-5EED-426C-820C-2E5E162E6ADC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pinesdale, MT 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 November 13, 2017 at 2:16 PM MST. Identifier 2015-IDNCF-000730.