Sheep Creek Fire
The Sheep Creek Fire was reported on August 23, 2021 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 8,150 acres. It was declared out on October 28, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,150 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 23, 2021
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped September 26, 2021 at 12:25 PM PDT, 8,155 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 45.536, -115.805.
The incident
- Size
- 8,150 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 23, 2021 at 3:24 PM PDT
- Contained
- October 28, 2021 at 8:30 AM PDT
- Declared out
- October 28, 2021 at 8:30 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 16 Miles West of Dixie, ID in the Sheep Creek Drainage
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $180,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-IDNCF-000960
- IRWIN identifier
- 5554DEEE-A97A-46CE-8A8C-AC461ED72A1F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Grangeville, 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 10:44 AM PST. Identifier 2021-IDNCF-000960.