Indian Butte Fire
The Indian Butte Fire was reported on September 12, 2018 in Clark County, Idaho and burned 11,981 acres. It was declared out on October 22, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 11,981 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 12, 2018
- Personnel
- 65
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 44.309, -112.398.
The incident
- Size
- 11,981 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 12, 2018 at 6:32 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 20, 2018 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 23, 2018 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 22, 2018 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 8 miles NW of Dubois, ID
- County
- Clark County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Dubois
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 65
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,690,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-ID5CN-000269
- IRWIN identifier
- 612CC2A3-B0F4-4423-9FA3-B3DEBA7E95F0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dubois, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
- Dubois, ID12 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Saint Anthony, ID43 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Sugar City, ID44 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Rexburg, ID45 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Ashton, ID50 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Rigby, ID50 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
Idaho wildfires today Wildfires of 2018 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated March 5, 2021 at 10:38 AM MST. Identifier 2018-ID5CN-000269.