Benton Ridge Fire
The Benton Ridge Fire was reported on July 8, 2021 in Clearwater County, Idaho and burned 3,968 acres. It was declared out on November 1, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,968 acres
- Contained
- 70%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2021
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 8:13 AM PDT, 3,993 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 46.835, -115.823.
The incident
- Size
- 3,968 acres
- Containment
- 70%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2021 at 12:55 PM PDT
- Contained
- November 1, 2021 at 11:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- November 1, 2021 at 11:30 AM PDT
- Declared out
- November 1, 2021 at 12:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- County
- Clearwater County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- DL
- Jurisdiction
- DL
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Estimated cost to date
- $11,775,645
- Part of
- Cougar Rock Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-IDCTS-000590
- IRWIN identifier
- C8072C80-A97C-4DC9-8310-81CD1BF91FA9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Orofino, 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 January 7, 2022 at 1:52 PM PST. Identifier 2021-IDCTS-000590.