Otter Fire
The Otter Fire was reported on July 16, 2018 in Owyhee County, Idaho and burned 2,374 acres. It was declared out on July 26, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,374 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2018
- Personnel
- 81
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 42.165, -116.018.
The incident
- Size
- 2,374 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2018 at 12:41 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 19, 2018 at 7:30 AM PDT
- Controlled
- July 19, 2018 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- July 26, 2018 at 11:00 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 6 MILES EAST RIDDLE, ID
- County
- Owyhee County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 81
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $250,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-IDBOD-000543
- IRWIN identifier
- 0CDD326E-EBC6-4668-A50D-14FCB3273B6B
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 August 22, 2018 at 10:37 AM PDT. Identifier 2018-IDBOD-000543.