Cat Fire
The Cat Fire was reported on July 24, 2018 in Owyhee County, Idaho and burned 26,605 acres. It was declared out on August 5, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 26,605 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2018
- Personnel
- 26
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 42.104, -115.761.
The incident
- Size
- 26,605 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2018 at 5:18 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 29, 2018 at 8:30 AM PDT
- Controlled
- August 1, 2018 at 5:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- August 5, 2018 at 11:00 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 18 MILES NE OF OWYHEE, NV
- County
- Owyhee County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 26
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $345,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-IDBOD-000608
- IRWIN identifier
- 2F3BDA22-A20A-4ACD-865D-5415F2BD15B1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Owyhee, NV 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 11, 2018 at 6:04 PM PDT. Identifier 2018-IDBOD-000608.