Schwar Creek Fire
The Schwar Creek Fire was reported on August 20, 2025 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 535 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 535 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped November 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM PST, 535 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 45.881, -115.122.
The incident
- Size
- 535 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 15 Miles NE from Elk City, ID
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-IDNCF-000715
- IRWIN identifier
- 69968678-88AB-46D2-A1F0-83E4636268B8
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 24, 2025 (314 acres) to November 6, 2025 (535 acres). The largest one-day growth was 84 acres, mapped August 25, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 24, 2025 | 314 | |
| August 25, 2025 | 398 | +84 |
| August 29, 2025 | 435 | +37 |
| August 31, 2025 | 443 | +8 |
| September 4, 2025 | 460 | +17 |
| September 7, 2025 | 476 | +16 |
| September 11, 2025 | 533 | +57 |
| November 6, 2025 | 535 | +2 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kooskia, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
- Kooskia, ID45 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Grangeville, ID48 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Kamiah, ID50 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Hamilton, MT53 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Stevensville, MT66 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Orofino, ID68 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
Idaho wildfires today Wildfires of 2025 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated November 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM PST. Identifier 2025-IDNCF-000715.