Cove Creek Fire
The Cove Creek Fire was reported on August 4, 2019 in Lemhi County, Idaho and burned 5,332 acres. It was declared out on September 30, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,332 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 4, 2019
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 45.328, -114.453.
The incident
- Size
- 5,332 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 4, 2019 at 1:58 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 30, 2019 at 4:15 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 30, 2019 at 4:20 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 30, 2019 at 4:26 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 27 NM North West of Salmon, ID
- County
- Lemhi County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Salmon
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,210,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-IDSCF-019218
- IRWIN identifier
- 902D8B39-A23A-4D21-AA52-53FBF0493D56
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salmon, 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 3, 2019 at 2:41 PM MDT. Identifier 2019-IDSCF-019218.