Scotch Creek Fire
The Scotch Creek Fire was reported on September 1, 2022 in Boundary County, Idaho and burned 2,844 acres. It was declared out on April 12, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,844 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 1, 2022
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 48.787, -116.475.
The incident
- Size
- 2,844 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 1, 2022 at 12:07 PM PDT
- Contained
- November 12, 2022 at 9:00 AM PST
- Declared out
- April 12, 2023 at 9:15 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 9 miles northwest of Bonners Ferry, ID in the Ball Creek drainage
- County
- Boundary County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Part of
- Kootenai River Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-IDIPF-000643
- IRWIN identifier
- 2D8E4BE2-D024-4588-B7C5-4679ABE99068
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bonners Ferry, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
- Bonners Ferry, ID10 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Ponderay, ID33 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Sandpoint, ID35 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Priest River, ID46 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Newport, WA49 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Libby, MT50 miles southeast 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 May 31, 2023 at 1:51 PM PDT. Identifier 2022-IDIPF-000643.