East Fork Fire
The East Fork Fire was reported on July 16, 2018 in Owyhee County, Idaho and burned 8,582 acres. It was declared out on July 26, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,582 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2018
- Personnel
- 46
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 42.422, -115.378.
The incident
- Size
- 8,582 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2018 at 1:30 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 17, 2018 at 4:43 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 26, 2018 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 8 miles southeast of Wintercamp and south of Saylor Creek Bombing Range
- County
- Owyhee County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Winter Camp
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 46
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-IDTFD-000189
- IRWIN identifier
- 93DBBFBD-E519-49A0-B7AF-2D4B0D4D066D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Buhl, 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 16, 2018 at 2:24 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-IDTFD-000189.