Scarface Fire
The Scarface Fire was reported on August 7, 2021 in Custer County, Idaho and burned 8,232 acres. It was declared out on September 13, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,232 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 7, 2021
- Personnel
- 32
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT (hand sketch). Point of origin 44.683, -114.993.
The incident
- Size
- 8,232 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 7, 2021 at 3:57 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 13, 2021 at 3:30 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 35 Miles West of Challis
- County
- Custer County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 32
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $520,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-IDSCF-021223
- IRWIN identifier
- C482D045-755C-4A40-AD2C-861E99A0E166
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 December 22, 2021 at 11:16 AM MST. Identifier 2021-IDSCF-021223.