Wildfire Incident Report
Prepared: Tuesday, November 28, 2023 6:36:49 AM PSTWildfire Incident Report
Fire, Weather & Avalanche Center
La Grande, OR, USA
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Incident #
2023-IDIPF-000234
FWAC Incident ID
34685972
Incident Name
Consalus Fire
Last Updated
Thursday, November 9, 2023 11:22 AM PST
(2 weeks ago)
(2 weeks ago)
Fire Reported
Friday, June 30, 2023 5:42 AM PDT
(5 months ago)
(5 months ago)
State
Washington
Incident Type
Wildfire
Location
20.4 miles NNW of Priest River, ID
Responsible Agency
US Forest Service 
Responsible Fire Unit
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Fuels
Slash & timberlitter
Notes
D8 Controlled | Contain: 08/30/2023 14:45 | Control: 09/12/2023 17:19
Current Weather
Fire Growth Potential
Fire Weather Forecast
Incident Overview
The Consalus Fire was reported on 6/30 and was started by lightning. It is located above Consalus Creek, near the Pelke Divide, in Pend Oreille County, WA and burning in heavy dead and down timber. A Type 3 team assumed command of the fire at 6:00 AM on 7/9. Management of the fire was handed back to the local area as a Type 4 incident on 8/1.
Last Updated
Fri, Aug 4, 2023 10:35 AM UTC
Incident Type
Wildfire
Cause
Lightning/Natural
Fire Discovered
Fri, Jun 30, 2023 1:42 PM UTC
Location
Approximately 10 miles West of Coolin, ID, in Pend Oreille County, WA
Incident Commander
Jake Hurst / Rob Cole (IC trainee)
Coordinates
48.458611111111, -117.0825
Total Personnel
64
Size
475 Acres
Containment
70%
Estimated Containment Date
Wed, Aug 30, 2023
Fuels Involved
Timber
Significant Events
Moderate, isolated torching, creeping, backing
Planned Actions
Hazard trees, working with equipment safely constructing indirect fireline
Incident Map
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