Pence Fire
The Pence Fire was reported on May 30, 2017 in Owyhee County, Idaho and burned 3,047 acres. It was declared out on June 15, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,047 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 30, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 42.836, -115.544.
The incident
- Size
- 3,047 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 30, 2017 at 7:10 PM MDT
- Contained
- May 31, 2017 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- June 1, 2017 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- June 15, 2017 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 7 Miles SW of Hammett Idaho
- County
- Owyhee County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Hammett
- Protecting agency
- USAF
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-IDMHQ-000053
- IRWIN identifier
- 160AFC44-6A2B-449E-98C2-D98B72D7380E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Glenns Ferry, 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 February 10, 2020 at 1:19 PM MST. Identifier 2017-IDMHQ-000053.