Lusk Fire
The Lusk Fire was reported on July 21, 2021 in Power County, Idaho and burned 1,620 acres. It was declared out on July 30, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,620 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2021
- Personnel
- 73
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT, 1,604 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 42.546, -112.497.
The incident
- Size
- 1,620 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2021 at 3:03 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 23, 2021 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 24, 2021 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 30, 2021 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 20 miles south of Pocatello, ID
- County
- Power County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 73
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $600,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-ID2PN-000144
- IRWIN identifier
- EFE026E4-ACEF-4E4E-B2E0-BFCEEE7875BA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for McCammon, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
- McCammon, ID17 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Pocatello, ID23 miles north of the fire’s origin
- American Falls, ID25 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Chubbuck, ID26 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Malad City, ID27 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Tyhee, ID28 miles north of the fire’s origin
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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 26, 2021 at 10:24 AM MDT. Identifier 2021-ID2PN-000144.