Castleford Butte Fire
The Castleford Butte Fire was reported on July 3, 2021 in Twin Falls County, Idaho and burned 5,409 acres. It was declared out on July 15, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,409 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 3, 2021
- Personnel
- 27
Map
Perimeter mapped July 4, 2021 at 2:00 AM MDT, 5,412 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.537, -115.007.
The incident
- Size
- 5,409 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 3, 2021 at 11:20 AM MDT
- Contained
- July 4, 2021 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 5, 2021 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 15, 2021 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human, Other Human Cause, Other, Unknown
- Location
- 25 miles west of Twin Falls, ID near Balanced Rock
- County
- Twin Falls County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 27
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $243,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-IDTFD-000173
- IRWIN identifier
- 47659E60-326D-48A4-AA71-9BD0D4087EBF
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Buhl, 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 August 5, 2021 at 10:19 AM MDT. Identifier 2021-IDTFD-000173.