Raft River Fire
The Raft River Fire was reported on July 26, 2018 in Box Elder County, Utah and burned 1,241 acres. It was declared out on September 6, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,241 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2018
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.919, -113.623.
The incident
- Size
- 1,241 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2018 at 2:43 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 30, 2018 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 31, 2018 at 7:26 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 6, 2018 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- North side of Raft River Range. BLM and Forest Service land involved.
- County
- Box Elder County
- State
- Utah
- Nearest city reported
- Yost
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $130,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-UTSLD-000636
- IRWIN identifier
- 80B81024-4D8A-4A98-9404-8453B59B6C04
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Oakley, 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 4, 2018 at 2:01 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-UTSLD-000636.