French Fire
The French Fire was reported on August 13, 2021 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 1,459 acres. It was declared out on September 29, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,459 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2021
- Personnel
- 40
Map
Perimeter mapped August 16, 2021 at 8:33 PM PDT, 1,457 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 45.422, -116.045.
The incident
- Size
- 1,459 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2021 at 12:58 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 19, 2021 at 5:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 23, 2021 at 12:07 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 29, 2021 at 8:00 AM PDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment
- Location
- 12 miles east of Riggins Idaho
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 40
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $580,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-IDPAF-000673
- IRWIN identifier
- 4F9833FA-5D33-4E48-830C-F09D6F52FBFF
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Grangeville, 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 November 1, 2021 at 10:23 AM PDT. Identifier 2021-IDPAF-000673.