Grassy Hills Fire
The Grassy Hills Fire was reported on August 23, 2017 in Owyhee County, Idaho and burned 9,350 acres. It was declared out on October 1, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 9,350 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 23, 2017
- Personnel
- 15
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 42.186, -115.109.
The incident
- Size
- 9,350 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 23, 2017 at 5:20 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 25, 2017 at 7:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 27, 2017 at 4:42 PM PDT
- Declared out
- October 1, 2017 at 5:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- North of Three Creek 9 miles
- County
- Owyhee County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Murphy Hot Springs
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 15
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $175,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-IDTFD-000356
- IRWIN identifier
- C8C23177-DBDC-46D2-A95D-19E0CD3B7943
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Jackpot, NV 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 February 10, 2020 at 1:48 PM PST. Identifier 2017-IDTFD-000356.