Desert Ride Fire
The Desert Ride Fire was reported on August 11, 2019 in Jefferson County, Idaho and burned 4,539 acres. It was declared out on August 15, 2019. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,539 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2019
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 43.825, -112.020.
The incident
- Size
- 4,539 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2019 at 6:18 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 14, 2019 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 15, 2019 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- August 15, 2019 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 11 miles West of Rexburg, Idaho.
- County
- Jefferson County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BOR
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $155,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-IDIFD-000140
- IRWIN identifier
- 844D86BA-DF7B-461E-8972-F063925BE5F4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Menan, 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 September 3, 2019 at 10:23 AM MDT. Identifier 2019-IDIFD-000140.