Mammoth Cave Fire
The Mammoth Cave Fire was reported on August 4, 2017 in Lincoln County, Idaho and burned 49,912 acres. It was declared out on August 17, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 49,912 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 4, 2017
- Personnel
- 60
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 43.065, -114.387.
The incident
- Size
- 49,912 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 4, 2017 at 2:30 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 7, 2017 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 9, 2017 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 17, 2017 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Ten miles north of Shoshone
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Shoshone
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 60
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $560,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-IDTFD-000303
- IRWIN identifier
- 80A4197F-7CE1-4D7F-B5A8-724B9B396C63
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Shoshone, 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 4, 2017 at 4:19 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-IDTFD-000303.