Gwen Fire
The Gwen Fire was reported on July 24, 2024 in Nez Perce County, Idaho and burned 28,820 acres. It was declared out on October 31, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 28,820 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2024
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeter mapped February 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM PST, 28,820 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.533, -116.753.
The incident
- Size
- 28,820 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2024 at 6:02 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 8, 2024 at 6:23 PM PDT
- Declared out
- October 31, 2024 at 12:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Northeast of Lapwai, Idaho by 5 miles
- County
- Nez Perce County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Lapwai
- Land ownership at origin
- Tribal
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-IDNPT-000415
- IRWIN identifier
- E000574A-7DD0-4A92-B801-62BB694CCDE2
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 27, 2024 (35,402 acres) to August 1, 2024 (28,820 acres). The largest one-day growth was 15 acres, mapped August 1, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 27, 2024 | 35,402 | |
| July 28, 2024 | 28,805 | -6,597 |
| August 1, 2024 | 28,820 | +15 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Juliaetta, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
- Juliaetta, ID4 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Lapwai, ID9 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Lewiston, ID15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Lewiston Orchards, ID15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Clarkston, WA16 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- West Clarkston-Highland, WA17 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 July 14, 2025 at 7:55 AM PDT. Identifier 2024-IDNPT-000415.