Chute Creek Fire
The Chute Creek Fire was reported on August 13, 2017 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 5,107 acres. It was declared out on October 20, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,107 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.246, -114.547.
The incident
- Size
- 5,107 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2017 at 9:54 AM MDT
- Contained
- October 20, 2017 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 20, 2017 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 1.5 miles west of Blodgett Lake, 15.7 miles west of Hamilton, Montana
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $12,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-IDNCF-000582
- IRWIN identifier
- A453AE24-2D10-486A-97A7-912EC86848AC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pinesdale, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pinesdale, MT17 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Hamilton, MT19 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Stevensville, MT28 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Lolo, MT42 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Orchard Homes, MT49 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Missoula, MT51 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
Idaho wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 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 23, 2017 at 9:29 AM MDT. Identifier 2017-IDNCF-000582.