Flat Fire
The Flat Fire was reported on August 5, 2024 in Boise County, Idaho and burned 3,734 acres. It was declared out on November 4, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,734 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2024
- Personnel
- 58
Map
Perimeter mapped December 10, 2024 at 10:58 AM MST, 3,734 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 43.989, -115.820.
The incident
- Size
- 3,734 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2024 at 8:29 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 2, 2024 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- November 4, 2024 at 2:30 PM MST
- Declared out
- November 4, 2024 at 2:30 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 1 mile east of Pioneerville, ID
- County
- Boise County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- DL
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 58
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $13,200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-IDSWS-000920
- IRWIN identifier
- BEBBB4F6-530A-4CEB-BC0E-897C54D3EA6A
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 10, 2024 (1,014 acres) to August 26, 2024 (3,734 acres). The largest one-day growth was 706 acres, mapped August 13, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 10, 2024 | 1,014 | |
| August 12, 2024 | 1,603 | +589 |
| August 13, 2024 | 2,309 | +706 |
| August 14, 2024 | 2,503 | +194 |
| August 15, 2024 | 3,119 | +616 |
| August 16, 2024 | 3,278 | +159 |
| August 17, 2024 | 3,380 | +102 |
| August 18, 2024 | 3,585 | +205 |
| August 19, 2024 | 3,647 | +62 |
| August 20, 2024 | 3,665 | +18 |
| August 21, 2024 | 3,718 | +53 |
| August 22, 2024 | 3,732 | +14 |
| August 23, 2024 | 3,733 | +1 |
| August 24, 2024 | 3,734 | +1 |
| August 25, 2024 | 3,734 | 0 |
| August 26, 2024 | 3,734 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Idaho City, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
- Idaho City, ID11 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Hidden Spring, ID28 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Boise, ID32 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Garden City, ID33 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Eagle Foothills, ID33 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Eagle, ID33 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 10, 2024 at 10:58 AM MST. Identifier 2024-IDSWS-000920.