2024 Idaho wildfires | |
Is Season: | yes |
Year: | 2024 |
Season Name: | Idaho wildfires |
The 2024 Idaho wildfire season is an ongoing series of notable wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of Idaho.
The following is a list of fires that burned more than, or produced significant structural damage or casualties.
Name | County < | -- of origin--> | Acres | Start date | Containment date | Notes | Ref | |
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Billy Creek | Nez Perce | July 3 | Started along the Idaho/Washington state line. | [1] | ||||
Bench Lake | Custer | July 11 | Caused by human activity. | [2] | ||||
Texas | Latah | July 15 | Fire caused by human activity. | [3] | ||||
Thunder | Lemhi | July 24 | [4] | |||||
Gwen | Latah | July 24 | Fire caused by lightning. Firefighting efforts were complicated by dry, dead grass as fuel and steep slopes. | [5] | ||||
Limepoint | Adams | July 24 | 8 miles north of Oxbow Dam. Merged with Oxbow Fire. | [6] | ||||
Wye | Idaho | July 25 | Fire caused by lightning during a lightning storm. Was unstaffed due to higher priority fires. | [7] | ||||
Cliff Mountain | Adams & Idaho | July 25 | [8] |