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Wildfire in Frank Church Wilderness, Idaho
Wildfire September 3, 2024 – September 30, 2024 · Frank Church Wilderness, Idaho
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Vanity Wildfire began September 3rd from lightning strikes about 42 miles west of Challis and burned 600 acres near the Halstead Fire of 2012 site. Forest Service Road #40008 Beaver Creek Rd from Vanity Summit to Josephus Lake was closed due to the fire . About 25 fire fighters were assigned to the fire. Subalpine fir was the main fuel.
The wider storm
The Vanity Wildfire began September 3rd from lightning strikes about 42 miles west of Challis and burned 600 acres near the Halstead Fire of 2012 site. Forest Service Road #40008 Beaver Creek Rd from Vanity Summit to Josephus Lake was closed due to the fire . About 25 fire fighters were assigned to the fire. Subalpine fir was the main fuel.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1216477. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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