Shovel Creek Fire
The Shovel Creek Fire was reported on July 7, 2021 in Nez Perce County, Idaho and burned 109,442 acres. It was declared out on December 6, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 109,442 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2021
- Personnel
- 20
Map
Perimeter mapped July 28, 2021 at 5:24 PM PDT, 90,535 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 46.012, -116.911.
The incident
- Size
- 109,442 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2021 at 6:43 AM PDT
- Contained
- August 15, 2021 at 12:01 AM PDT
- Controlled
- October 29, 2021 at 12:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- December 6, 2021 at 12:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 20 miles south of Lewiston, ID
- County
- Nez Perce County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- DL
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 20
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $9,498,972
- Part of
- Snake River Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-IDCMS-000470
- IRWIN identifier
- 66D10942-A9C6-4718-97FC-35C36977B0B2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Asotin, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Asotin, WA24 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Lewiston Orchards, ID26 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA27 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Lapwai, ID28 miles north of the fire’s origin
- West Clarkston-Highland, WA28 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Lewiston, ID28 miles north of the fire’s origin
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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 February 16, 2022 at 10:31 AM PST. Identifier 2021-IDCMS-000470.