Telegraph Fire
The Telegraph Fire was reported on August 29, 2023 in Lincoln County, Idaho and burned 1,380 acres. It was declared out on August 31, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,380 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 29, 2023
- Personnel
- 27
Map
Perimeter mapped January 12, 2024 at 8:57 AM MST (mixed methods). Point of origin 43.099, -114.370.
The incident
- Size
- 1,380 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 29, 2023 at 8:02 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 30, 2023 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 31, 2023 at 3:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 31, 2023 at 3:30 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 miles N of Shoshone, ID off Hwy 75
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 27
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $30,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-IDTFD-000230
- IRWIN identifier
- F699EFDE-5390-4214-AB9C-6CFC770B8AC8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Shoshone, 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 October 12, 2023 at 3:15 PM MDT. Identifier 2023-IDTFD-000230.