Parks Fire
The Parks Fire was reported on August 11, 2024 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 5,978 acres. It was declared out on November 12, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,978 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped November 21, 2024 at 9:37 AM MST, 5,997 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.445, -114.974.
The incident
- Size
- 5,978 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2024 at 9:15 AM MDT
- Contained
- October 24, 2024 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- November 12, 2024 at 2:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- November 12, 2024 at 2:30 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 58NM northeast of McCall, ID
- County
- Idaho 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
- $13,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-IDPAF-005597
- IRWIN identifier
- 8CD96B08-32E3-496F-B440-AF274BF4D1A2
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 29, 2024 (2,043 acres) to October 17, 2024 (5,997 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,808 acres, mapped September 1, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 29, 2024 | 2,043 | |
| September 1, 2024 | 3,851 | +1,808 |
| September 5, 2024 | 5,059 | +1,208 |
| September 6, 2024 | 5,222 | +163 |
| September 9, 2024 | 5,902 | +680 |
| September 21, 2024 | 5,978 | +76 |
| October 17, 2024 | 5,997 | +19 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salmon, 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 November 21, 2024 at 9:37 AM MST. Identifier 2024-IDPAF-005597.