Bell Mountain Fire
The Bell Mountain Fire was reported on August 29, 2017 in Butte County, Idaho and burned 1,370 acres. It was declared out on October 20, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,370 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 29, 2017
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 44.211, -113.260.
The incident
- Size
- 1,370 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 29, 2017 at 3:55 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 5, 2017 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 27, 2017 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- October 20, 2017 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 23 NM North East of Mackey, ID
- County
- Butte County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $395,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-IDIFD-017242
- IRWIN identifier
- DCF1F202-419F-43A5-BD7E-67C03940CA14
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Arco, 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 October 20, 2017 at 10:53 AM MDT. Identifier 2017-IDIFD-017242.