Hayden Fire
The Hayden Fire was reported on July 19, 2023 in Lemhi County, Idaho and burned 24,706 acres. It was declared out on September 21, 2023.
- Size
- 24,706 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2023
- Personnel
- 1
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped November 16, 2023 at 8:44 AM MST, 24,709 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 44.703, -113.742.
The incident
- Size
- 24,706 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2023 at 11:28 AM MDT
- Contained
- September 21, 2023 at 2:40 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 21, 2023 at 2:45 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 21, 2023 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 18 Miles West of Leadore, ID
- County
- Lemhi County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Leadore
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 2 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $21,405,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-IDSCF-023084
- IRWIN identifier
- 3B96070F-23BB-4B83-A2CB-5FA4C2E741E2
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 20, 2023 (1,888 acres) to November 16, 2023 (24,709 acres). The largest one-day growth was 11,258 acres, mapped July 24, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2023 | 1,888 | |
| July 21, 2023 | 3,026 | +1,138 |
| July 22, 2023 | 3,633 | +607 |
| July 24, 2023 | 14,890 | +11,257 |
| July 25, 2023 | 9,660 | -5,230 |
| July 26, 2023 | 9,660 | 0 |
| July 27, 2023 | 14,745 | +5,085 |
| July 29, 2023 | 17,531 | +2,786 |
| July 30, 2023 | 17,531 | 0 |
| August 1, 2023 | 22,007 | +4,476 |
| August 2, 2023 | 22,809 | +802 |
| August 3, 2023 | 24,429 | +1,620 |
| August 4, 2023 | 24,489 | +60 |
| August 5, 2023 | 24,491 | +2 |
| August 6, 2023 | 24,491 | 0 |
| August 7, 2023 | 24,424 | -67 |
| August 11, 2023 | 24,429 | +5 |
| August 13, 2023 | 24,447 | +18 |
| August 15, 2023 | 24,498 | +51 |
| November 16, 2023 | 24,709 | +211 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Challis, 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 June 16, 2026 at 2:07 PM MDT. Identifier 2023-IDSCF-023084.