Lynx Fire
The Lynx Fire was reported on July 17, 2021 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 12,320 acres. It was declared out on November 11, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 12,320 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2021
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped October 3, 2021 at 8:20 PM MDT, 12,320 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 45.837, -114.958.
The incident
- Size
- 12,320 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2021 at 7:13 AM MDT
- Contained
- November 3, 2021 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 11, 2021 at 1:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 2 Miles SW of Warm Springs Bar, 20 air miles ESE of Elk City, Idaho
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- N/A
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $180,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-IDNCF-000676
- IRWIN identifier
- F0B1A5C5-29E6-4A9C-A683-FC7239BA18F4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Darby, MT 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 December 22, 2021 at 11:09 AM MST. Identifier 2021-IDNCF-000676.