West Fork Fire
The West Fork Fire was reported on July 17, 2023 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 1,262 acres. It was declared out on September 26, 2023.
- Size
- 1,262 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2023
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped March 15, 2024 at 10:18 AM MDT, 721 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 46.504, -114.977.
The incident
- Size
- 1,262 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2023 at 7:56 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
- Undetermined
- Location
- 14 Miles WNW 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 (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $175,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-IDNCF-000414
- IRWIN identifier
- 0CAB9E55-3506-4D84-8182-95E5A7477CF8
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 26, 2023 (10 acres) to August 25, 2023 (721 acres). The largest one-day growth was 230 acres, mapped August 8, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 26, 2023 | 10 | |
| July 28, 2023 | 31 | +21 |
| August 1, 2023 | 90 | +59 |
| August 8, 2023 | 320 | +230 |
| August 13, 2023 | 372 | +52 |
| August 14, 2023 | 388 | +16 |
| August 15, 2023 | 427 | +39 |
| August 17, 2023 | 543 | +116 |
| August 25, 2023 | 721 | +178 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pinesdale, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pinesdale, MT38 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Stevensville, MT42 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Hamilton, MT43 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Lolo, MT46 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Frenchtown, MT50 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Orchard Homes, MT51 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
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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 March 15, 2024 at 10:17 AM MDT. Identifier 2023-IDNCF-000414.