Norton Fire
The Norton Fire was reported on August 1, 2022 in Valley County, Idaho and burned 9,278 acres. It was declared out on November 7, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 9,278 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2022
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped June 6, 2023 at 12:39 PM MDT, 2,284 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.857, -114.927.
The incident
- Size
- 9,278 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2022 at 5:26 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 25, 2022 at 9:41 AM MDT
- Controlled
- November 2, 2022 at 8:37 AM MDT
- Declared out
- November 7, 2022 at 8:02 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 36 nm northwest of Challis, ID
- County
- Valley County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $920,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-IDSCF-022139
- IRWIN identifier
- 27F4646D-4BD5-4BDD-8DDD-B855F695FB22
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 November 17, 2022 at 2:18 PM MST. Identifier 2022-IDSCF-022139.