Oxbow Fire
The Oxbow Fire was reported on July 24, 2024 in Adams County, Idaho and burned 5,003 acres. It was declared out on July 29, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,003 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2024
- Personnel
- 15
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 March 14, 2025 at 7:44 AM MDT, 15 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 45.037, -116.825.
The incident
- Size
- 5,003 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2024 at 5:20 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 29, 2024 at 7:30 AM MDT
- Controlled
- July 29, 2024 at 7:45 AM MDT
- Declared out
- July 29, 2024 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 3 mi due north of Oxbow Dam
- County
- Adams County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Oxbow
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 15
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-IDPAF-005461
- IRWIN identifier
- D0426351-C983-4B46-AD9B-C7354020748A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Council, ID 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 March 14, 2025 at 7:44 AM MDT. Identifier 2024-IDPAF-005461.