Powerline Fire
The Powerline Fire was reported on July 15, 2017 in Nez Perce County, Idaho and burned 48,569 acres. It was declared out on October 23, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 48,569 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2017
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.036, -116.718.
The incident
- Size
- 48,569 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2017 at 1:18 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 28, 2017 at 7:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- October 23, 2017 at 3:20 PM PDT
- Declared out
- October 23, 2017 at 3:21 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Located between Cottonwood Creek and Deer Creek, SSW of Winchester, ID.
- County
- Nez Perce County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Winchester
- Protecting agency
- DL
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,958,255
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-IDCMS-000340
- IRWIN identifier
- 6D06E87F-5998-4D38-B310-302883B5E10D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cottonwood, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
- Cottonwood, ID18 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Lapwai, ID26 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Asotin, WA26 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Lewiston Orchards, ID27 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Grangeville, ID30 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA30 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
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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 23, 2017 at 3:21 PM PDT. Identifier 2017-IDCMS-000340.