Grindstone Fire
The Grindstone Fire was reported on May 21, 2023 in Elmore County, Idaho and burned 3,145 acres. It was declared out on May 28, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,145 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 21, 2023
- Personnel
- 16
Map
Perimeter mapped September 5, 2023 at 9:22 AM MDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.803, -115.357.
The incident
- Size
- 3,145 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 21, 2023 at 8:24 PM MDT
- Contained
- May 22, 2023 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- May 22, 2023 at 5:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- May 28, 2023 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 miles S of Glenns Ferry, ID
- County
- Elmore County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 16
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $25,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-IDTFD-000064
- IRWIN identifier
- AA0228FB-EF0E-4AFC-B7AE-87B2DCC2C5E1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Glenns Ferry, 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 July 4, 2023 at 5:56 PM MDT. Identifier 2023-IDTFD-000064.