Wind Lake Fire
The Wind Lake Fire was reported on August 20, 2025 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 488 acres. It was declared out on October 28, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 488 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped October 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM MDT, 488 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 46.402, -114.825.
The incident
- Size
- 488 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM MDT
- Contained
- October 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 7 Miles SW from Powell, ID
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Powell
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Closed Timber Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-IDNCF-000700
- IRWIN identifier
- C3E16F28-BFCF-47CA-A9E0-F93E31DC5ADC
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 3, 2025 (339 acres) to October 29, 2025 (488 acres). The largest one-day growth was 96 acres, mapped September 4, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 3, 2025 | 339 | |
| September 4, 2025 | 434 | +95 |
| September 5, 2025 | 450 | +16 |
| September 8, 2025 | 477 | +27 |
| September 11, 2025 | 481 | +4 |
| October 29, 2025 | 488 | +7 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pinesdale, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated February 23, 2026 at 4:14 PM MST. Identifier 2025-IDNCF-000700.