Cherry Fire
The Cherry Fire was reported on August 27, 2026 in Lemhi County, Idaho and burned 291 acres. It was declared out on September 5, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 291 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 27, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 28, 2026 at 9:02 AM MDT, 292 acres (gps-unknown travel method). Point of origin 45.358, -113.935.
The incident
- Size
- 291 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 27, 2026 at 2:49 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 29, 2026 at 11:24 AM MDT
- Controlled
- August 30, 2026 at 8:40 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 5, 2026 at 2:05 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Lemhi County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 3 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-IDLEX-260156
- IRWIN identifier
- 4ED33892-8440-4997-A22B-DA0D36632ED1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salmon, ID 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 September 5, 2026 at 2:07 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-IDLEX-260156.