Strychnine Fire
The Strychnine Fire was reported on September 2, 2017 in Latah County, Idaho and burned 1,010 acres. It was declared out on October 19, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,010 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 2, 2017
- Personnel
- 156
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.956, -116.627.
The incident
- Size
- 1,010 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 2, 2017 at 3:34 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 14, 2017 at 5:57 PM PDT
- Controlled
- September 18, 2017 at 2:02 PM PDT
- Declared out
- October 19, 2017 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- The fire is located 4.5 miles NE of Harvard, Idaho.
- County
- Latah County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Harvard
- Protecting agency
- DL
- Personnel assigned
- 156
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,783,100
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-IDPDS-000599
- IRWIN identifier
- 015B33FB-D6A4-45B6-97E9-A6FAEFBAD158
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Deary, 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 November 13, 2017 at 2:02 PM PST. Identifier 2017-IDPDS-000599.