Bruneau Fire
The Bruneau Fire was reported on August 5, 2021 in Owyhee County, Idaho and burned 2,197 acres. It was declared out on August 15, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,197 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2021
- Personnel
- 20
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT, 2,197 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.619, -115.612.
The incident
- Size
- 2,197 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2021 at 11:19 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 7, 2021 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 8, 2021 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 15, 2021 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 59 miles west of Twin Falls, ID
- County
- Owyhee County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 20
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $65,800
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-IDTFD-000290
- IRWIN identifier
- D6D69416-DC12-41EC-BE55-E995F7EE6D62
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Glenns Ferry, 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 September 3, 2021 at 1:12 PM MDT. Identifier 2021-IDTFD-000290.