Juniper Butte Fire
The Juniper Butte Fire was reported on August 14, 2020 in Owyhee County, Idaho and burned 5,427 acres. It was declared out on August 27, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,427 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2020
- Personnel
- 58
Map
Perimeter mapped August 14, 2020 at 6:00 PM MDT, 5,427 acres (gps-driven). Point of origin 42.296, -115.294.
The incident
- Size
- 5,427 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2020 at 2:24 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 15, 2020 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 17, 2020 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 27, 2020 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment, Aircraft
- Location
- 40 miles west of Rogerson, Idaho
- County
- Owyhee County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- USAF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 58
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-IDEIS-000249
- IRWIN identifier
- A8300C06-FB8F-4A26-88E4-2AD015356470
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Buhl, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 11:02 AM MST. Identifier 2020-IDEIS-000249.