Coldwater Fire
The Coldwater Fire was reported on August 27, 2026 in Cassia County, Idaho and burned 1,539 acres. It was fully contained on August 30, 2026.
- Size
- 1,539 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 27, 2026
- Personnel
- 74
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 42.575, -113.068.
The incident
- Size
- 1,539 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 27, 2026 at 6:03 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 30, 2026 at 9:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 20 Miles SW from American Falls, ID
- County
- Cassia County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 74
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-IDCAX-000227
- IRWIN identifier
- F1DB1E94-7FA2-4CA3-BD95-C0FABD94FCA8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for American Falls, 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 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-IDCAX-000227.