Wedge Fire
The Wedge Fire was reported on September 9, 2023 in Blaine County, Idaho and burned 7,369 acres. It was declared out on September 19, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 7,369 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 9, 2023
- Personnel
- 34
Map
Perimeter mapped January 12, 2024 at 8:54 AM MST (mixed methods). Point of origin 43.241, -114.311.
The incident
- Size
- 7,369 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 9, 2023 at 3:31 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 10, 2023 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- September 11, 2023 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 19, 2023 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 22 Miles N of Shoshone, Idaho, off HWY 75
- County
- Blaine County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 34
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-IDTFD-000245
- IRWIN identifier
- F7F14CE5-CBB2-45AC-ABC1-94DA2D417AD3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bellevue, 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 16, 2023 at 6:09 PM MDT. Identifier 2023-IDTFD-000245.