Sand Mountain Fire
The Sand Mountain Fire was reported on July 8, 2021 in Latah County, Idaho and burned 1,617 acres. It was declared out on February 3, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,617 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2021
- Personnel
- 43
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 46.946, -116.583.
The incident
- Size
- 1,617 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2021 at 10:36 AM PDT
- Contained
- August 16, 2021 at 3:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- September 1, 2021 at 3:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- February 3, 2022 at 10:40 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 4 miles Northeast of Harvard, ID
- County
- Latah County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Harvard
- Protecting agency
- DL
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 43
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,128,645
- Part of
- Leland Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-IDPDS-000585
- IRWIN identifier
- 35D3460A-A37F-44DC-92FC-BA110E3E3BD3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Deary, 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 March 4, 2022 at 6:51 AM PST. Identifier 2021-IDPDS-000585.