Anchor Fire
The Anchor Fire was reported on July 28, 2024 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 1,890 acres. It was declared out on December 13, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,890 acres
- Contained
- 50%
- Discovered
- July 28, 2024
- Personnel
- 15
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped January 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM PST, 1,811 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 45.577, -115.891.
The incident
- Size
- 1,890 acres
- Containment
- 50%
- Discovered
- July 28, 2024 at 11:49 AM PDT
- Contained
- October 23, 2024 at 9:24 AM PDT
- Declared out
- December 13, 2024 at 10:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Gospel Hump Wilderness area
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- White bIrd
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 15
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Closed Timber Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,076,250
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-IDNCF-000515
- IRWIN identifier
- 59424C28-BCEB-4308-9CFF-FBC48757BFE2
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 2, 2024 (73 acres) to September 10, 2024 (1,811 acres). The largest one-day growth was 974 acres, mapped September 3, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2, 2024 | 73 | |
| September 3, 2024 | 1,047 | +974 |
| September 5, 2024 | 1,223 | +176 |
| September 7, 2024 | 1,615 | +392 |
| September 10, 2024 | 1,811 | +196 |
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 2:17 PM PST. Identifier 2024-IDNCF-000515.