User:TacitMoose/Moose Fire
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| Moose Fire | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | July 17, 2022 – November 10, 2021 |
| Location | North Fork, Idaho, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°22′30″N 114°05′13″W / 45.375°N 114.087°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 130,205 acres 203 square miles 527 square kilometres 52,692 hectares |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Human Caused. Unattended Campfire. |
| Map | |
  Location in Central Idaho | |
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The Moose Fire, named after the Moose Creek drainage, was a large wildfire that started on July 17, 2022, within the Salmon-Challis National Forest in Lemhi County, Idaho, near the community of North Fork. Before being fully contained on November 10, 2022, it burned 130,205 acres (52,692 ha; 527 km2; 203 sq mi).
Events
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[edit]The Moose Fire was first reported on July 17, 2021,
Cause
[edit]Forest Service officials have stated the human-cause fire was started by an unattended campfire. The individual who left the fire unattended has never been identified.
Containment
[edit]The fire was 100% contained on November 10, 2022. At one point, over XXXX personnel were fighting the fire.
Impact
[edit]Closures and evacuations
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