Paddock Fire
The Paddock Fire was reported on August 5, 2024 in Washington County, Idaho and burned 187,185 acres. It was declared out on August 20, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 187,185 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2024
- Personnel
- 26
Map
Perimeter mapped January 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM MST, 187,185 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.159, -116.511.
The incident
- Size
- 187,185 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2024 at 7:56 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 17, 2024 at 2:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 18, 2024 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 20, 2024 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 30 MILES SW OF CASCADE, ID
- County
- Washington County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 26
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-IDBOD-000917
- IRWIN identifier
- E2F4010E-B79B-4AFE-8CCD-CEE1039738EE
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 7, 2024 (117,993 acres) to August 10, 2024 (187,185 acres). The largest one-day growth was 35,764 acres, mapped August 8, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2024 | 117,993 | |
| August 8, 2024 | 153,757 | +35,764 |
| August 9, 2024 | 152,331 | -1,426 |
| August 10, 2024 | 187,185 | +34,854 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Emmett, 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 January 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM MST. Identifier 2024-IDBOD-000917.