Artesian Fire
The Artesian Fire was reported on August 18, 2018 in Jefferson County, Idaho and burned 1,980 acres. It was declared out on August 26, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,980 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2018
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 43.775, -112.115.
The incident
- Size
- 1,980 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2018 at 10:59 AM MDT
- Contained
- August 20, 2018 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 21, 2018 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 26, 2018 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 4 miles north of Roberts, ID.
- County
- Jefferson County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-ID1JN-000210
- IRWIN identifier
- E3C90149-5E2B-4870-974C-837D46FAC434
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Roberts, 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 October 10, 2018 at 2:36 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-ID1JN-000210.