Mowitch Fire
The Mowitch Fire was reported on September 29, 2024 in Valley County, Idaho and burned 5,412 acres. It was declared out on October 10, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,412 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- September 29, 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
Perimeter mapped January 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM MST, 30 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 44.807, -115.111.
The incident
- Size
- 5,412 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- September 29, 2024 at 2:03 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 10, 2024 at 8:46 AM MDT
- Declared out
- October 10, 2024 at 8:46 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 46 West of Challis, ID
- County
- Valley County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-IDSCF-240259
- IRWIN identifier
- 0B0A56C5-C702-4033-804F-BE160B8A755B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Challis, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
- Challis, ID48 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- McCall, ID49 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Salmon, ID65 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Sun Valley, ID85 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Ketchum, ID86 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Grangeville, ID92 miles northwest 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 January 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM MST. Identifier 2024-IDSCF-240259.