Cracker Jack Complex
The Cracker Jack Complex was reported on August 12, 2024 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 5,240 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 5,240 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 12, 2024
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeters are mapped for the fires in the complex; the map shows each one. Point of origin 45.606, -115.623.
The incident
- Size
- 5,240 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 12, 2024 at 12:49 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- Gospel Hump Wilderness - Approx. 20 mi S of Elk City, ID
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Elk City
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,125,000
- Incident type
- Complex
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-IDNCF-000678
- IRWIN identifier
- BA14F241-7AF9-44A2-80B9-89FE0203C0CF
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 16, 2024 (265 acres) to September 10, 2024 (5,240 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,637 acres, mapped September 2, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 16, 2024 | 265 | |
| August 21, 2024 | 616 | +351 |
| August 22, 2024 | 702 | +86 |
| August 25, 2024 | 1,299 | +597 |
| August 27, 2024 | 1,346 | +47 |
| September 1, 2024 | 2,176 | +830 |
| September 2, 2024 | 3,814 | +1,638 |
| September 4, 2024 | 4,046 | +232 |
| September 5, 2024 | 4,092 | +46 |
| September 6, 2024 | 4,137 | +45 |
| September 8, 2024 | 4,137 | 0 |
| September 9, 2024 | 4,137 | 0 |
| September 10, 2024 | 5,240 | +1,103 |
Fires in the Cracker Jack Complex3
| Fire | County | Acres | Contained | Discovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strike Tree Fire | Idaho | 0.1 | Aug 11, 2024 | |
| Fish 2 Fire | Idaho | 0.1 | Aug 11, 2024 | |
| Whistling Pig-Fish Fire | Idaho | 0.1 | Aug 10, 2024 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Grangeville, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 18, 2024 at 8:48 AM PST. Identifier 2024-IDNCF-000678.