Pot Hole Fire
The Pot Hole Fire was reported on August 6, 2019 in Owyhee County, Idaho and burned 67,070 acres. It was declared out on August 19, 2019. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 67,070 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2019
- Personnel
- 59
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 42.777, -115.524.
The incident
- Size
- 67,070 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2019 at 1:19 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 8, 2019 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- August 9, 2019 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 19, 2019 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- South of Hammett 10 miles.
- County
- Owyhee County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- USAF
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 59
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $600,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-IDMHQ-000247
- IRWIN identifier
- 574D00C8-4DA2-419F-B842-1237D65AECF8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Glenns Ferry, 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 28, 2019 at 11:58 AM MDT. Identifier 2019-IDMHQ-000247.