Drops Fire
The Drops Fire was reported on July 31, 2020 in Lincoln County, Idaho and burned 3,826 acres. It was declared out on August 15, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,826 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2020
- Personnel
- 95
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.960, -114.412.
The incident
- Size
- 3,826 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2020 at 9:54 AM MDT
- Contained
- August 2, 2020 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 5, 2020 at 7:20 AM MDT
- Declared out
- August 15, 2020 at 7:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment, Cutting/Welding
- Location
- 1 mile NW of Shoshone, Idaho
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 95
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $400,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-IDLNX-000207
- IRWIN identifier
- 990B8FE3-C25E-49F2-AC60-9598E0099E0D
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 December 2, 2020 at 11:04 AM MST. Identifier 2020-IDLNX-000207.