Lake Walcott Fire
The Lake Walcott Fire was reported on August 8, 2020 in Cassia County, Idaho and burned 1,391 acres. It was declared out on August 20, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,391 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 8, 2020
- Personnel
- 16
Map
Perimeter mapped August 8, 2020 at 6:00 PM MDT, 1,391 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 42.623, -113.486.
The incident
- Size
- 1,391 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 8, 2020 at 2:18 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 9, 2020 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- August 10, 2020 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- August 20, 2020 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human, Firearms/Weapons, Ammunition
- Location
- 9 miles east of Rupert Idaho
- County
- Cassia County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Rupert Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 16
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-IDTFD-000235
- IRWIN identifier
- 6AC2092A-7E47-498A-84B6-616E1EB512D1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rupert, 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 9:35 AM MST. Identifier 2020-IDTFD-000235.