Thunder Fire
The Thunder Fire was reported on July 24, 2024 in Lemhi County, Idaho and burned 2,474 acres. It was declared out on October 24, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,474 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2024
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped January 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM MST, 2,474 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.030, -113.978.
The incident
- Size
- 2,474 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2024 at 7:55 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 8, 2024 at 10:47 AM MDT
- Controlled
- September 1, 2024 at 10:39 AM MDT
- Declared out
- October 24, 2024 at 10:35 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 12 miles south, south west of Salmon, ID
- County
- Lemhi County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Salmon, ID
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,339,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-IDSCF-240103
- IRWIN identifier
- E003FD99-0870-4BA2-BFD0-B10C27088EB4
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 26, 2024 (1,342 acres) to January 27, 2025 (2,474 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,132 acres, mapped January 27, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 26, 2024 | 1,342 | |
| January 27, 2025 | 2,474 | +1,132 |
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 January 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM MST. Identifier 2024-IDSCF-240103.