Post Office Fire
The Post Office Fire was reported on August 21, 2022 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 2,145 acres. It was declared out on October 25, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,145 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 21, 2022
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped October 27, 2022 at 11:07 AM MDT, 2,145 acres (remote sensing derived). Point of origin 46.543, -114.960.
The incident
- Size
- 2,145 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 21, 2022 at 3:30 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 25, 2022 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- October 25, 2022 at 8:30 AM MDT
- Declared out
- October 25, 2022 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 12 miles west of Powell Ranger Station
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Kooskia
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-IDNCF-000659
- IRWIN identifier
- B2E64392-197B-4D4A-B8C9-D2BC55A9687D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pinesdale, MT 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 October 26, 2022 at 9:28 AM MDT. Identifier 2022-IDNCF-000659.