Buck Fire
The Buck Fire was reported on August 26, 2020 in Valley County, Idaho and burned 19,674 acres. It was declared out on November 18, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 19,674 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 26, 2020
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped September 15, 2020 at 11:30 PM MDT, 17,457 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 44.786, -115.476.
The incident
- Size
- 19,674 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 26, 2020 at 3:39 PM MDT
- Contained
- November 12, 2020 at 10:00 AM MST
- Controlled
- November 18, 2020 at 12:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- November 18, 2020 at 12:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 30 MILES NE CASCADE, ID
- County
- Valley County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,385,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-IDBOF-000714
- IRWIN identifier
- AEBBE6F4-C09D-428E-98C7-56A95F41F5D1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for McCall, 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 November 20, 2020 at 12:08 PM MST. Identifier 2020-IDBOF-000714.