Ross Fork Fire
The Ross Fork Fire was reported on August 16, 2018 in Bannock County, Idaho and burned 2,480 acres. It was declared out on October 16, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,480 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 16, 2018
- Personnel
- 44
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 42.980, -112.308.
The incident
- Size
- 2,480 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 16, 2018 at 4:04 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 18, 2018 at 12:10 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 19, 2018 at 1:15 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 16, 2018 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Seven miles north east of Pocatello, Idaho
- County
- Bannock County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 44
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-IDFHA-000202
- IRWIN identifier
- 82FD4F6F-6890-42BB-A727-46E57642F3D3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Hall, 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 16, 2018 at 8:29 AM MDT. Identifier 2018-IDFHA-000202.