Moose Fire
The Moose Fire was reported on August 15, 2016 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 8,695 acres. It was declared out on December 1, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,695 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2016
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.225, -114.700.
The incident
- Size
- 8,695 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2016 at 4:10 PM MDT
- Controlled
- December 1, 2016 at 12:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- December 1, 2016 at 12:10 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Type 4
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-IDNCF-000369
- IRWIN identifier
- C98BB6B3-46EA-4AC5-89F6-B210B05FED61
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pinesdale, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pinesdale, MT24 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Hamilton, MT26 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Stevensville, MT35 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Lolo, MT47 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Orchard Homes, MT54 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Missoula, MT56 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
Idaho wildfires today Wildfires of 2016 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 October 19, 2020 at 12:39 PM MDT. Identifier 2016-IDNCF-000369.