Sand Point Fire
The Sand Point Fire was reported on June 27, 2017 in Elmore County, Idaho and burned 7,843 acres. It was declared out on July 21, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,843 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 27, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 42.900, -115.434.
The incident
- Size
- 7,843 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 27, 2017 at 11:46 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 29, 2017 at 9:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- June 30, 2017 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 21, 2017 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 6 miles SE of Glenns Ferry
- County
- Elmore County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Glenns Ferry
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $350,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-IDTFD-000149
- IRWIN identifier
- E48E324B-B079-4DB3-93D1-CD1AFC76BD3F
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 April 5, 2018 at 10:47 AM MDT. Identifier 2017-IDTFD-000149.