Idaho wildfires

Snag Fire

OutValley County, Idaho2024Wildfire

The Snag Fire was reported on August 5, 2024 in Valley County, Idaho and burned 33,433 acres. It was declared out on December 18, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
33,433 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
August 5, 2024

Map

Perimeter mapped January 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM MST, 33,438 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 44.548, -115.840.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Cascade

The incident

Size
33,433 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 5, 2024 at 5:22 PM MDT
Contained
October 28, 2024 at 11:30 AM MDT
Controlled
November 19, 2024 at 12:30 PM MST
Declared out
December 18, 2024 at 10:00 AM MST
Cause
Natural
Location
9.5 Miles East of Cascade, ID
County
Valley County
State
Idaho
Nearest city reported
Cascade, ID
Protecting agency
USFS
Jurisdiction
USFS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Incident management
Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$22,800,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2024-IDBOF-000900
IRWIN identifier
725EFC91-1D72-49BA-B383-2483DC20F90A

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 7, 2024 (1,451 acres) to October 19, 2024 (33,438 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,061 acres, mapped August 13, 2024.

DayAcresChange
August 7, 20241,451
August 8, 20244,058+2,607
August 9, 20246,189+2,131
August 10, 20248,536+2,347
August 11, 202410,571+2,035
August 12, 202413,058+2,487
August 13, 202417,118+4,060
August 14, 202418,535+1,417
August 15, 202419,563+1,028
August 16, 202419,844+281
August 17, 202420,124+280
August 18, 202420,948+824
August 19, 202421,464+516
August 20, 202422,016+552
August 21, 202423,100+1,084
August 23, 202425,326+2,226
August 25, 202427,301+1,975
August 26, 202427,398+97
August 27, 202427,458+60
August 29, 202428,454+996
August 30, 202429,542+1,088
August 31, 202430,046+504
September 1, 202430,324+278
September 2, 202431,809+1,485
September 4, 202432,204+395
September 5, 202432,478+274
September 6, 202432,625+147
September 7, 202432,737+112
September 8, 202433,014+277
September 9, 202433,084+70
September 10, 202433,139+55
September 11, 202433,244+105
September 14, 202433,299+55
September 15, 202433,300+1
September 23, 202433,436+136
September 25, 202433,4360
October 3, 202433,435-1
October 6, 202433,4350
October 9, 202433,438+3
October 16, 202433,4380
October 19, 202433,4380

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cascade, 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 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM MST. Identifier 2024-IDBOF-000900.