Telegraph Fire
The Telegraph Fire was reported on July 8, 2020 in Bingham County, Idaho and burned 2,153 acres. It was declared out on July 27, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,153 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2020
- Personnel
- 24
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT, 2,154 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 43.553, -112.551.
The incident
- Size
- 2,153 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2020 at 5:57 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 9, 2020 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 11, 2020 at 12:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- July 27, 2020 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment
- Location
- 25 Miles West of Idaho Falls, ID
- County
- Bingham County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 24
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $65,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-IDIFD-000050
- IRWIN identifier
- A161D3DD-E76D-41AB-935E-C925DB8D9A40
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Moreland, 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 July 31, 2020 at 1:58 PM MDT. Identifier 2020-IDIFD-000050.