User:TacitMoose/Moose Fire

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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 acre.

July
The Moose Fire was first reported on July 17, 2021,

Cause
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
The fire was 100% contained on November 10, 2022. At one point, over XXXX personnel were fighting the fire.