Basin Fire
The Basin Fire was reported on August 5, 2024 in Elmore County, Idaho and burned 6,094 acres. It was declared out on August 20, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,094 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2024
- Personnel
- 22
Map
Perimeter mapped December 2, 2024 at 2:56 PM MST, 6,094 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.950, -115.260.
The incident
- Size
- 6,094 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2024 at 5:02 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 7, 2024 at 7:13 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 8, 2024 at 3:15 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 20, 2024 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 3 miles east of Glenns Ferry, ID
- County
- Elmore County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 22
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-IDELX-000253
- IRWIN identifier
- 22F0908B-1857-4C83-8CAF-4CD84CCE5AA1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Glenns Ferry, 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 December 2, 2024 at 2:56 PM MST. Identifier 2024-IDELX-000253.