Pot Hole Fire
The Pot Hole Fire was reported on August 22, 2018 in Owyhee County, Idaho and burned 4,813 acres. It was declared out on August 30, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,813 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2018
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 42.757, -115.552.
The incident
- Size
- 4,813 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2018 at 5:55 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 23, 2018 at 11:30 AM MDT
- Controlled
- August 24, 2018 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 30, 2018 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Seventeen miles south of Hammett- Saylor Creek Bombing Range
- County
- Owyhee County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Hammett
- Protecting agency
- USAF
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $45,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-IDMHQ-000308
- IRWIN identifier
- FBB1ABDC-BD80-46F7-9750-74C9DEA5D4C3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Glenns Ferry, 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 24, 2018 at 3:01 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-IDMHQ-000308.