Moose Fire
The Moose Fire was reported on July 17, 2022 in Lemhi County, Idaho and burned 130,144 acres. It was declared out on December 7, 2022. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 130,144 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2022
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped January 12, 2023 at 11:08 AM MST, 130,198 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 45.375, -114.091.
The incident
- Size
- 130,144 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2022 at 4:04 PM MDT
- Contained
- November 9, 2022 at 11:15 AM MST
- Controlled
- November 21, 2022 at 9:28 AM MST
- Declared out
- December 7, 2022 at 11:35 AM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 17 miles north of Salmon, Idaho
- County
- Lemhi County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Salmon
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $98,200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-IDSCF-022105
- IRWIN identifier
- 7420DAD6-11D5-42CD-9779-41489600A63D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salmon, 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 7, 2022 at 1:04 PM MST. Identifier 2022-IDSCF-022105.