Laidlaw Fire
201640,565 acresIdaho
The Laidlaw Fire burned 40,565 acres, about 63 square miles, across 3 counties. It began on August 17, 2016.
Watch how it happenedLaidlaw Fire · 2016
How it happened
See how severely each place burned, revealed outward from where it started.
How severely it burned
Burn severity inside the final perimeter, classified from Landsat images taken before and after the fire.
| Severity | Share | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Moderatemixed: many trees killed, some survive | 5.7% | 2,298 |
| Lowsurface fire, most trees survive | 93% | 37,798 |
| Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change | 1.2% | 469 |
No part of the fire was classed as high severity; 6% burned at moderate severity.
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (U.S. Geological Survey and USDA Forest Service). Classes come from the change in a Landsat burn index (dNBR) between images before and after the fire; acres are each class’s share of the fire’s mapped area.
Where it burned
Acres inside each county, measured from the satellite-mapped perimeter.
| Minidoka County | ID | 21,782 |
| Blaine County | ID | 18,744 |
| Lincoln County | ID | 24 |
Other large fires in Idaho in 2016
- Pioneer Fire189,508 acres
- Henrys Creek Fire52,960 acres
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.