Beaver Fire
The Beaver Fire was reported on August 21, 2020 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 3,045 acres. It was declared out on October 22, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,045 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 21, 2020
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT, 2,992 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.506, -114.602.
The incident
- Size
- 3,045 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 21, 2020 at 8:19 AM MDT
- Contained
- October 22, 2020 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- October 22, 2020 at 9:48 AM MDT
- Declared out
- October 22, 2020 at 9:58 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- Beaver Ck. 5 miles East of Powell Ranger Station on Clearwater-Nez Perce N.F.
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Powell Junction
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,423,022
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-IDNCF-000552
- IRWIN identifier
- BCE8E7E2-9777-4C55-837E-A5404927E420
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pinesdale, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pinesdale, MT22 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Stevensville, MT24 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Hamilton, MT28 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Lolo, MT30 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Orchard Homes, MT36 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Missoula, MT38 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
Idaho wildfires today Wildfires of 2020 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated April 20, 2021 at 11:28 AM MDT. Identifier 2020-IDNCF-000552.