Alkie Fire
The Alkie Fire was reported on August 17, 2018 in Elmore County, Idaho and burned 2,011 acres. It was declared out on August 24, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,011 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2018
- Personnel
- 65
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 43.062, -115.339.
The incident
- Size
- 2,011 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2018 at 11:24 AM MDT
- Contained
- August 18, 2018 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 19, 2018 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 24, 2018 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 7 MILES NORTH OF GLENS FERRY, ID
- County
- Elmore County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 65
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-IDBOD-000864
- IRWIN identifier
- 782AE026-FEA2-4D7E-A091-BD7D8134A386
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 September 27, 2018 at 2:22 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-IDBOD-000864.