Columbus Fire
The Columbus Fire was reported on August 13, 2022 in Shoshone County, Idaho and burned 2,298 acres. It was declared out on November 4, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,298 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2022
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped January 17, 2023 at 7:07 AM PST, 2,304 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 47.689, -115.757.
The incident
- Size
- 2,298 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2022 at 11:10 AM PDT
- Contained
- November 4, 2022 at 9:00 AM PDT
- Declared out
- November 4, 2022 at 9:00 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Fire is located in the east fork of eagle creek 7 miles NE of Murray
- County
- Shoshone County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Murray Idaho
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $900,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-IDIPF-000415
- IRWIN identifier
- 4349E2C9-36D7-477A-B9A0-8872DA8BECE7
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mullan, 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 4, 2022 at 9:20 AM PDT. Identifier 2022-IDIPF-000415.