Walcott Fire
The Walcott Fire was reported on July 6, 2024 in Cassia County, Idaho and burned 2,149 acres. It was declared out on July 18, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,149 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2024
- Personnel
- 28
Map
Perimeter mapped February 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM MST, 2,149 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.623, -113.486.
The incident
- Size
- 2,149 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2024 at 5:44 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 6, 2024 at 11:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 8, 2024 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 18, 2024 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- South of Minidoka Wildlife Refuge
- County
- Cassia County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Rupert, ID
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 28
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $75,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-IDTFD-000164
- IRWIN identifier
- AA3235AC-6449-4FAF-BE19-934C11AEC15F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rupert, 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 February 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM MST. Identifier 2024-IDTFD-000164.