Bible Back Fire
The Bible Back Fire was reported on August 18, 2018 in Custer County, Idaho and burned 3,285 acres. It was declared out on November 5, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,285 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2018
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 43.996, -114.633.
The incident
- Size
- 3,285 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2018 at 11:29 AM MDT
- Contained
- October 10, 2018 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 30, 2018 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 5, 2018 at 3:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 21 miles southeast of Stanley
- County
- Custer County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Stanley
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-IDSTF-000299
- IRWIN identifier
- D2D2172B-2AFD-488F-94CC-27300D786A04
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sun Valley, 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 5, 2018 at 2:49 PM MST. Identifier 2018-IDSTF-000299.