Burnt Creek Fire
The Burnt Creek Fire was reported on August 19, 2024 in Valley County, Idaho and burned 2,655 acres. It was declared out on November 12, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,655 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 19, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped November 21, 2024 at 9:36 AM MST, 2,665 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.097, -114.776.
The incident
- Size
- 2,655 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 19, 2024 at 7:40 AM MDT
- Contained
- October 11, 2024 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 11, 2024 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 12, 2024 at 2:30 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 27 miles east of Edwardsburg, ID
- County
- Valley County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Edwardsburg
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $102,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-IDPAF-005673
- IRWIN identifier
- C0615EA8-46EF-4804-900E-909CBBF8C229
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 29, 2024 (2,497 acres) to September 5, 2024 (2,665 acres). The largest one-day growth was 167 acres, mapped September 5, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 29, 2024 | 2,497 | |
| September 5, 2024 | 2,665 | +168 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salmon, 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 November 21, 2024 at 9:36 AM MST. Identifier 2024-IDPAF-005673.