Ant Fire
The Ant Fire was reported on August 18, 2023 in Washington County, Idaho and burned 6,470 acres. It was declared out on August 23, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,470 acres
- Contained
- 70%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2023
- Personnel
- 167
Map
Perimeter mapped October 24, 2023 at 4:15 PM MDT (gps-flight). Point of origin 44.328, -116.591.
The incident
- Size
- 6,470 acres
- Containment
- 70%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2023 at 6:38 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 21, 2023 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- August 23, 2023 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 18 MILES EAST OF WEISER, ID
- County
- Washington County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 167
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-IDBOD-000755
- IRWIN identifier
- 47C7D170-2C7F-4244-B1F8-EECD3B314304
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Weiser, 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 14, 2023 at 9:49 AM MST. Identifier 2023-IDBOD-000755.