Custer Fire
The Custer Fire was reported on August 15, 2026 in Payette County, Idaho and burned 163 acres. It was declared out on August 18, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 163 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 15, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 23, 2026 at 3:56 PM MDT, 163 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 43.871, -116.841.
The incident
- Size
- 163 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 15, 2026 at 5:36 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 15, 2026 at 9:45 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 16, 2026 at 9:30 AM MDT
- Declared out
- August 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Payette County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 4 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-IDBOD-000943
- IRWIN identifier
- C70473C2-EF35-40B3-A8BD-E13790CA0C85
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for New Plymouth, 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 August 23, 2026 at 3:56 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-IDBOD-000943.