Hanover Fire
The Hanover Fire was reported on August 1, 2017 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 26,857 acres. It was declared out on December 14, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 26,857 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2017
- Personnel
- 25
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 45.548, -115.950.
The incident
- Size
- 26,857 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2017 at 12:29 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 22, 2017 at 8:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- October 13, 2017 at 12:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- December 14, 2017 at 12:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- South of Grangeville, ID and northeast of Riggins, ID
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 25
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-IDNCF-000521
- IRWIN identifier
- B8353642-D70F-40AB-8E6B-B8E7F4535707
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Grangeville, 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 May 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM PDT. Identifier 2017-IDNCF-000521.