Phillips Creek Fire
The Phillips Creek Fire was reported on August 5, 2020 in Camas County, Idaho and burned 2,110 acres. It was declared out on November 14, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,110 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2020
- Personnel
- 67
Map
Perimeter mapped August 8, 2020 at 12:00 PM MDT, 2,121 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 43.456, -114.834.
The incident
- Size
- 2,110 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2020 at 11:03 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 12, 2020 at 4:15 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 27, 2020 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 14, 2020 at 9:30 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 8 miles north of Fairfield, ID
- County
- Camas County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Fairfield
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 67
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-IDSTF-000225
- IRWIN identifier
- 96C3E8AA-5290-40D8-8950-2C30B7407B78
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fairfield, 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 15, 2020 at 11:58 AM MST. Identifier 2020-IDSTF-000225.