Porphyry Fire
The Porphyry Fire was reported on August 25, 2020 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 14,486 acres. It was declared out on November 9, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 14,486 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 25, 2020
- Personnel
- 15
Map
Perimeter mapped September 23, 2020 at 12:00 AM MDT, 14,532 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 45.248, -115.437.
The incident
- Size
- 14,486 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 25, 2020 at 6:43 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 9, 2020 at 10:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 20 miles north of Yellow Pine, Idaho
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 15
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $550,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-IDPAF-000495
- IRWIN identifier
- 07A2F787-CF35-46AB-92FB-EEA413392BE3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for McCall, 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 January 14, 2021 at 10:44 AM MST. Identifier 2020-IDPAF-000495.