Bancroft Fire
The Bancroft Fire was reported on August 19, 2020 in Elmore County, Idaho and burned 1,506 acres. It was declared out on August 30, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,506 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 19, 2020
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeter mapped August 19, 2020 at 6:36 AM MDT, 1,506 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.922, -115.111.
The incident
- Size
- 1,506 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 19, 2020 at 12:36 AM MDT
- Contained
- August 19, 2020 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 20, 2020 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 30, 2020 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 9 miles west of Bliss, ID
- County
- Elmore County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $75,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-IDTFD-000268
- IRWIN identifier
- 998479D0-8333-4D4B-AE2C-10E57EDEDAAC
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 December 2, 2020 at 9:30 AM MST. Identifier 2020-IDTFD-000268.