Idaho wildfires

Red Rock Fire

OutLemhi County, Idaho2024Wildfire

The Red Rock Fire was reported on September 2, 2024 in Lemhi County, Idaho and burned 71,335 acres. It was declared out on November 26, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
71,335 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
September 2, 2024
Personnel
66

Map

Perimeter mapped January 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM MST, 79,260 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.989, -114.425.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Salmon

The incident

Size
71,335 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
September 2, 2024 at 3:45 PM MDT
Contained
October 29, 2024 at 6:00 PM MDT
Declared out
November 26, 2024 at 12:00 PM MST
Cause
Natural
Location
26 miles W of Salmon, ID. 36 miles NW of Challis, ID.
County
Lemhi County
State
Idaho
Nearest city reported
Salmon, ID
Protecting agency
USFS
Jurisdiction
USFS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Personnel assigned
66
Incident management
Type 3 Team, Type 1 Incident
Primary fuel
Short Grass (1 foot)
Estimated cost to date
$43,204,714
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2024-IDSCF-240202
IRWIN identifier
CBE5F005-5FF8-4B74-AD6F-CF47BE63E000

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 4, 2024 (166 acres) to January 8, 2025 (79,260 acres). The largest one-day growth was 41,006 acres, mapped October 5, 2024.

DayAcresChange
September 4, 2024166
September 5, 2024189+23
September 6, 2024273+84
September 7, 2024707+434
September 8, 20241,010+303
September 9, 20241,237+227
September 10, 20241,846+609
September 11, 20242,570+724
September 14, 20242,987+417
September 15, 20243,009+22
September 19, 20243,026+17
September 20, 20243,048+22
September 21, 20243,056+8
September 22, 20243,080+24
September 23, 20243,137+57
September 24, 20243,138+1
September 26, 20243,137-1
September 27, 20243,208+71
September 28, 20243,2080
September 29, 20243,238+30
September 30, 20243,277+39
October 1, 20243,320+43
October 3, 20243,3200
October 4, 20243,576+256
October 5, 202444,582+41,006
October 6, 202445,957+1,375
October 8, 202460,019+14,062
October 9, 202462,431+2,412
October 10, 202468,472+6,041
October 11, 202468,4720
October 13, 202472,341+3,869
October 14, 202474,131+1,790
October 15, 202477,879+3,748
October 19, 202478,795+916
October 20, 202479,196+401
October 22, 202479,249+53
October 25, 202479,260+11
January 8, 202579,2600

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salmon, 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 June 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM MDT. Identifier 2024-IDSCF-240202.