Little Bear Fire
The Little Bear Fire was reported on July 3, 2023 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 1,221 acres. It was declared out on September 26, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,221 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 3, 2023
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped September 28, 2023 at 10:11 AM MDT, 1,291 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 46.446, -114.893.
The incident
- Size
- 1,221 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 3, 2023 at 1:57 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 6, 2023 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 15, 2023 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 26, 2023 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 12 miles WSW of Powell, ID
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Powell
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $535,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-IDNCF-000321
- IRWIN identifier
- EEAB7C5D-1D00-4810-8573-7550BB415410
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 11, 2023 (88 acres) to September 28, 2023 (1,291 acres). The largest one-day growth was 298 acres, mapped July 24, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 11, 2023 | 88 | |
| July 14, 2023 | 253 | +165 |
| July 16, 2023 | 295 | +42 |
| July 18, 2023 | 334 | +39 |
| July 19, 2023 | 348 | +14 |
| July 24, 2023 | 646 | +298 |
| July 26, 2023 | 771 | +125 |
| July 28, 2023 | 749 | -22 |
| August 1, 2023 | 1,046 | +297 |
| August 8, 2023 | 1,183 | +137 |
| August 13, 2023 | 1,190 | +7 |
| August 14, 2023 | 1,197 | +7 |
| August 15, 2023 | 1,204 | +7 |
| August 16, 2023 | 1,204 | 0 |
| August 17, 2023 | 1,221 | +17 |
| September 28, 2023 | 1,291 | +70 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pinesdale, MT 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 13, 2023 at 12:08 PM MDT. Identifier 2023-IDNCF-000321.