Cougar Fire
The Cougar Fire was reported on July 28, 2018 in Bonner County, Idaho and burned 7,871 acres. It was declared out on November 27, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,871 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 28, 2018
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 48.270, -116.170.
The incident
- Size
- 7,871 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 28, 2018 at 3:11 PM PDT
- Contained
- October 2, 2018 at 4:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- October 3, 2018 at 4:10 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 27, 2018 at 6:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 5 miles east of East Hope, ID
- County
- Bonner County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,057,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-IDIPF-000392
- IRWIN identifier
- DF017B96-F91E-4A18-A499-7B9772AE4A74
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Clark Fork, 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 27, 2018 at 12:47 PM PST. Identifier 2018-IDIPF-000392.