Birch Fire
The Birch Fire was reported on August 17, 2024 in Valley County, Idaho and burned 17,628 acres. It was declared out on November 12, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 17,628 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2024
- Personnel
- 8
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Map
Perimeter mapped January 31, 2025 at 9:27 AM MST, 1,152 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 44.851, -114.962.
The incident
- Size
- 17,628 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2024 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Contained
- October 29, 2024 at 8:10 AM MDT
- Controlled
- October 29, 2024 at 8:15 AM MDT
- Declared out
- November 12, 2024 at 9:40 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 38 nM west, northwest of Challis, ID
- County
- Valley County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $110,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-IDSCF-240169
- IRWIN identifier
- 1D901B2C-8081-4E90-BDCF-CE95EC4A8158
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Challis, 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 31, 2025 at 9:27 AM MST. Identifier 2024-IDSCF-240169.