Mesa Fire
The Mesa Fire was reported on July 26, 2018 in Adams County, Idaho and burned 34,729 acres. It was declared out on October 22, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 34,729 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2018
- Personnel
- 34
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 44.676, -116.448.
The incident
- Size
- 34,729 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2018 at 7:11 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 25, 2018 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 10, 2018 at 2:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 22, 2018 at 10:30 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 4 miles south of Council, Idaho
- County
- Adams County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Council
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Personnel assigned
- 34
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-IDPAF-000270
- IRWIN identifier
- FACBCE36-4BC0-487F-99C2-7F2603435A82
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Council, 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 8, 2018 at 12:27 PM MST. Identifier 2018-IDPAF-000270.