Rush Creek Fire
The Rush Creek Fire was reported on July 16, 2021 in Valley County, Idaho and burned 9,581 acres. It was declared out on November 2, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 9,581 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2021
- Personnel
- 7
Map
Perimeter mapped September 13, 2021 at 10:35 PM MDT, 8,597 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 44.983, -114.993.
The incident
- Size
- 9,581 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2021 at 7:48 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 14, 2021 at 3:45 PM MDT
- Controlled
- November 2, 2021 at 9:44 AM MDT
- Declared out
- November 2, 2021 at 9:45 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 47 nautical miles east of McCall, ID
- County
- Valley County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $385,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-IDPAF-000422
- IRWIN identifier
- 63FFB3A1-2BC3-4E08-9C97-B17F9A05F22B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Challis, 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 2, 2021 at 10:41 AM MDT. Identifier 2021-IDPAF-000422.