Howe Peak Fire
The Howe Peak Fire was reported on July 2, 2020 in Butte County, Idaho and burned 6,617 acres. It was declared out on July 26, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 6,617 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 2, 2020
- Personnel
- 94
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT, 6,621 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 43.696, -113.055.
The incident
- Size
- 6,617 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 2, 2020 at 1:05 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 7, 2020 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- July 9, 2020 at 5:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 26, 2020 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human, Camping
- Location
- 3 miles southwest of Howe, ID.
- County
- Butte County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 94
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $750,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-IDIFD-000037
- IRWIN identifier
- 3215B87E-97CC-4F60-A276-DE4120F4AB5B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Arco, 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 August 7, 2020 at 11:33 AM MDT. Identifier 2020-IDIFD-000037.