Wildhorse Fire
The Wildhorse Fire was reported on July 30, 2017 in Bingham County, Idaho and burned 27,181 acres. It was declared out on September 5, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 27,181 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2017
- Personnel
- 63
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 43.285, -112.999.
The incident
- Size
- 27,181 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2017 at 3:40 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 1, 2017 at 5:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 3, 2017 at 6:50 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 5, 2017 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 35 miles west of Blackfoot, Idaho
- County
- Bingham County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Blackfoot
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 63
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $250,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-IDIFD-000137
- IRWIN identifier
- 33053D1A-F579-4A2C-B087-4D754C70C821
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Aberdeen, 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 September 5, 2017 at 8:54 AM MDT. Identifier 2017-IDIFD-000137.