Sheep Fire
The Sheep Fire was reported on September 8, 2022 in Gooding County, Idaho and burned 5,783 acres. It was declared out on September 20, 2022. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,783 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 8, 2022
- Personnel
- 18
Map
Perimeter mapped December 6, 2022 at 3:09 PM MST (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.827, -114.708.
The incident
- Size
- 5,783 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 8, 2022 at 2:06 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 9, 2022 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 10, 2022 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 20, 2022 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 3 miles N of Wendell, ID
- County
- Gooding County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 18
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $325,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-IDTFD-000246
- IRWIN identifier
- 4CA0CA67-8653-4CAE-8E40-8FF2B22ECAAE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wendell, 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 October 15, 2022 at 1:30 PM MDT. Identifier 2022-IDTFD-000246.