Wye Fire
The Wye Fire was reported on July 25, 2024 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 12,857 acres. It was declared out on November 19, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 12,857 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2024
- Personnel
- 4
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped November 20, 2024 at 9:48 AM MST, 13,138 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 46.206, -114.826.
The incident
- Size
- 12,857 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2024 at 11:01 AM MDT
- Contained
- November 19, 2024 at 8:40 AM MST
- Controlled
- November 19, 2024 at 8:45 AM MST
- Declared out
- November 19, 2024 at 8:45 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Selway Bitteroot Wilderness
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $275,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-IDNCF-000460
- IRWIN identifier
- 3FFD5BFE-EF32-40C8-B682-62B71F9C2506
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 31, 2024 (3,422 acres) to September 15, 2024 (12,857 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,740 acres, mapped September 8, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2024 | 3,422 | |
| August 3, 2024 | 3,730 | +308 |
| August 6, 2024 | 3,760 | +30 |
| August 9, 2024 | 3,817 | +57 |
| August 11, 2024 | 3,847 | +30 |
| August 12, 2024 | 4,451 | +604 |
| August 13, 2024 | 4,551 | +100 |
| August 17, 2024 | 5,015 | +464 |
| August 20, 2024 | 5,310 | +295 |
| August 24, 2024 | 5,815 | +505 |
| August 26, 2024 | 6,726 | +911 |
| August 27, 2024 | 7,341 | +615 |
| August 29, 2024 | 7,382 | +41 |
| August 30, 2024 | 7,739 | +357 |
| August 31, 2024 | 8,673 | +934 |
| September 1, 2024 | 9,073 | +400 |
| September 2, 2024 | 9,261 | +188 |
| September 4, 2024 | 9,499 | +238 |
| September 6, 2024 | 9,996 | +497 |
| September 8, 2024 | 11,736 | +1,740 |
| September 10, 2024 | 12,857 | +1,121 |
| September 15, 2024 | 12,857 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pinesdale, MT 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 November 20, 2024 at 9:48 AM MST. Identifier 2024-IDNCF-000460.