Wolf Creek Fire
The Wolf Creek Fire was reported on July 24, 2024 in Adams County, Idaho and burned 1,154 acres. It was declared out on October 1, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,154 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped October 2, 2024 at 12:20 PM MDT, 1,154 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 44.603, -116.210.
The incident
- Size
- 1,154 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2024 at 6:51 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 4, 2024 at 3:22 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 15, 2024 at 6:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- October 1, 2024 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 11 Miles NW of Cascade, ID.
- County
- Adams County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Cascade, ID
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $9,530,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-IDPAF-005467
- IRWIN identifier
- DC48BD1E-2134-43BB-916C-DED5DD45D150
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 25, 2024 (298 acres) to October 2, 2024 (1,154 acres). The largest one-day growth was 278 acres, mapped July 26, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 25, 2024 | 298 | |
| July 26, 2024 | 576 | +278 |
| July 27, 2024 | 687 | +111 |
| July 28, 2024 | 697 | +10 |
| July 29, 2024 | 821 | +124 |
| July 30, 2024 | 909 | +88 |
| July 31, 2024 | 953 | +44 |
| August 1, 2024 | 954 | +1 |
| August 2, 2024 | 941 | -13 |
| August 3, 2024 | 1,123 | +182 |
| August 5, 2024 | 1,138 | +15 |
| August 6, 2024 | 1,149 | +11 |
| August 8, 2024 | 1,153 | +4 |
| August 9, 2024 | 1,154 | +1 |
| August 18, 2024 | 1,276 | +122 |
| August 19, 2024 | 1,154 | -122 |
| August 26, 2024 | 1,154 | 0 |
| October 2, 2024 | 1,154 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cascade, 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 June 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM MDT. Identifier 2024-IDPAF-005467.