Lava Fire
The Lava Fire was reported on July 23, 2019 in Lincoln County, Idaho and burned 1,202 acres. It was declared out on August 10, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,202 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2019
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 42.959, -114.366.
The incident
- Size
- 1,202 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2019 at 12:00 AM MDT
- Contained
- July 24, 2019 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 25, 2019 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 10, 2019 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- North of Shoshone 2 miles
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Shoshone
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $85,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-IDTFD-000165
- IRWIN identifier
- A04C551B-05A6-4C75-A847-C4BEB3E8DDF6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Shoshone, 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 August 11, 2019 at 2:00 PM MDT. Identifier 2019-IDTFD-000165.