Ace Butte Fire
The Ace Butte Fire was reported on July 24, 2024 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 1,962 acres. It was declared out on December 13, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,962 acres
- Contained
- 49%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2024
- Personnel
- 2
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped January 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM PST, 1,862 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 45.534, -115.873.
The incident
- Size
- 1,962 acres
- Containment
- 49%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2024 at 5:44 PM PDT
- Contained
- October 23, 2024 at 9:23 AM PDT
- Declared out
- December 13, 2024 at 10:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Gospel Hump Wilderness Area
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $358,750
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-IDNCF-000412
- IRWIN identifier
- DC29E8C8-102A-474B-A9A7-AE2CCA4AA6E3
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 2, 2024 (64 acres) to September 10, 2024 (1,862 acres). The largest one-day growth was 926 acres, mapped September 3, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2, 2024 | 64 | |
| September 3, 2024 | 990 | +926 |
| September 5, 2024 | 1,198 | +208 |
| September 7, 2024 | 1,476 | +278 |
| September 10, 2024 | 1,862 | +386 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Grangeville, 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 January 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM PST. Identifier 2024-IDNCF-000412.