Idaho wildfires

Lava Fire

OutGem County, Idaho2024Wildfire

The Lava Fire was reported on September 2, 2024 in Gem County, Idaho and burned 98,451 acres. It was declared out on December 18, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
98,451 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
September 2, 2024

Map

Perimeter mapped April 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM MDT, 97,585 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.386, -116.254.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Cascade

The incident

Size
98,451 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
September 2, 2024 at 11:20 PM MDT
Contained
October 25, 2024 at 1:36 PM MDT
Controlled
November 19, 2024 at 12:30 PM MST
Declared out
December 18, 2024 at 10:00 AM MST
Cause
Natural
Location
12 miles SW Cascade, ID
County
Gem County
State
Idaho
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
$35,500,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2024-IDBOF-001080
IRWIN identifier
6801F4E4-E7BC-46D4-9B02-55052F56CF61

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 5, 2024 (532 acres) to April 1, 2025 (97,585 acres). The largest one-day growth was 71,955 acres, mapped September 13, 2024.

DayAcresChange
September 5, 2024532
September 6, 2024714+182
September 7, 20241,612+898
September 8, 20242,493+881
September 9, 20247,105+4,612
September 10, 202413,650+6,545
September 11, 202422,690+9,040
September 12, 202423,603+913
September 13, 202495,558+71,955
September 14, 202495,697+139
September 15, 202495,746+49
September 16, 202497,973+2,227
September 18, 202497,9730
September 19, 202497,934-39
September 20, 202497,9340
September 21, 202497,844-90
September 22, 202497,836-8
September 23, 202497,772-64
September 26, 202497,769-3
September 27, 202497,747-22
September 29, 202497,625-122
September 30, 202497,6250
October 1, 202497,6250
October 2, 202497,575-50
October 3, 202497,571-4
October 4, 202497,557-14
October 5, 202497,560+3
October 7, 202497,567+7
October 9, 202497,574+7
October 11, 202497,585+11
January 17, 202597,5850
April 1, 202597,5850

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cascade, 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 April 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM MDT. Identifier 2024-IDBOF-001080.