Halfway Fire

OutIdaho County, Idaho2024Wildfire

The Halfway Fire was reported on August 25, 2024 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 1,365 acres. It was declared out on November 19, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.

Size: 1,365 acres
Contained: 0%
Discovered: August 25, 2024
Personnel: 1

Map

Perimeter mapped November 20, 2024 at 9:08 AM MST, 1,502 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 46.153, -114.979.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Pinesdale

The incident

Size: 1,365 acres
Containment: 0%
Discovered: August 25, 2024 at 3:09 PM MDT
Contained: November 19, 2024 at 8:40 AM MST
Controlled: November 19, 2024 at 8:45 AM MST
Declared out: November 19, 2024 at 8:45 AM MST
Cause: Natural
Location: Halfway Creek- Selway Bitterroot Wilderness
County: Idaho County
State: Idaho
Protecting agency: USFS
Jurisdiction: USFS
Land ownership at origin: USFS
Personnel assigned: 1
Incident management: Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel: Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date: $1,000
Incident type: Wildfire
Unique fire identifier: 2024-IDNCF-000781
IRWIN identifier: B5551DC1-611A-4153-B900-62B6BD6D90F9

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 30, 2024 (73 acres) to September 15, 2024 (1,365 acres). The largest one-day growth was 363 acres, mapped September 8, 2024.

Day	Acres	Change
August 30, 2024	73
August 31, 2024	141	+68
September 1, 2024	270	+129
September 2, 2024	515	+245
September 4, 2024	643	+128
September 6, 2024	803	+160
September 8, 2024	1,167	+364
September 10, 2024	1,365	+198
September 15, 2024	1,365	0

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pinesdale, MT 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 20, 2024 at 9:08 AM MST. Identifier 2024-IDNCF-000781.