Black Eagle Fire

Perimeter mapped January 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM MST, 8,147 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 44.990, -114.588.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Salmon

Size

7,936 acres

Containment

5%

Discovered

August 5, 2024 at 6:35 PM MDT

Contained

October 5, 2024 at 12:01 PM MDT

Declared out

October 5, 2024 at 12:01 PM MDT

Cause

Natural

Location

31 miles west of Salmon, Idaho. 38 miles NW of Challis, ID

County

Lemhi County

State

Idaho

Nearest city reported

Salmon

Protecting agency

USFS

Jurisdiction

USFS

Land ownership at origin

USFS

Personnel assigned

1

Incident management

Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident

Primary fuel

Timber (Grass and Understory)

Estimated cost to date

$1,956,896

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2024-IDSCF-240125

IRWIN identifier

95FCC715-20C4-49C3-9395-3BCA3332F637

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 4, 2024 (1,922 acres) to January 27, 2025 (8,147 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,463 acres, mapped September 11, 2024.

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salmon, ID covers the area today.

• Salmon, ID36 miles east of the fire’s origin
• Challis, ID38 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• McCall, ID74 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Hamilton, MT89 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Sun Valley, ID90 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Ketchum, ID91 miles south of the fire’s origin