Whitetail Fire
The Whitetail Fire was reported on August 14, 2015 in Shoshone County, Idaho and burned 1,859 acres. It was declared out on November 13, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,859 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2015
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.998, -116.153.
The incident
- Size
- 1,859 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2015 at 9:34 AM PDT
- Contained
- November 4, 2015 at 11:00 AM PST
- Declared out
- November 13, 2015 at 11:30 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Shoshone County
- State
- Idaho
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,001,002
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-IDIPF-000886
- IRWIN identifier
- 413350EC-C8B6-4222-9BA0-E5F5A69F3C6D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Clark Fork, 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 April 27, 2016 at 1:14 PM PDT. Identifier 2015-IDIPF-000886.