Black Mountain Fire
The Black Mountain Fire was reported on August 20, 2023 in Twin Falls County, Idaho and burned 1,218 acres. It was declared out on November 6, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,218 acres
- Contained
- 80%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2023
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped December 19, 2023 at 8:27 AM MST, 1,218 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.236, -114.333.
The incident
- Size
- 1,218 acres
- Containment
- 80%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2023 at 9:24 AM MDT
- Contained
- October 31, 2023 at 9:30 AM MDT
- Declared out
- November 6, 2023 at 3:30 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 23 miles SE of Twin Falls in the Cassia Division of the Sawtooth National Forest
- County
- Twin Falls County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,725,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-IDSTF-000212
- IRWIN identifier
- A2AF4221-D5A3-4BB0-A5C4-C02E847B3FEC
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 24, 2023 (0 acres) to December 19, 2023 (1,218 acres). The largest one-day growth was 601 acres, mapped August 30, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 24, 2023 | 0 | |
| August 25, 2023 | 1 | +1 |
| August 27, 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| August 28, 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| August 29, 2023 | 3 | +2 |
| August 30, 2023 | 604 | +601 |
| August 31, 2023 | 742 | +138 |
| September 1, 2023 | 1,124 | +382 |
| September 5, 2023 | 1,124 | 0 |
| September 8, 2023 | 1,159 | +35 |
| September 23, 2023 | 1,218 | +59 |
| December 19, 2023 | 1,218 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hansen, 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 15, 2023 at 5:25 PM MST. Identifier 2023-IDSTF-000212.