Doublesprings Fire

Perimeter mapped August 3, 2026 at 6:39 AM MDT, 1,697 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 44.323, -113.857.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Challis

Size

1,779 acres

Containment

70%

Discovered

July 24, 2026 at 5:12 PM MDT

Cause

Natural

Location

31 Miles NW from Mackay, ID

County

Custer County

State

Idaho

Nearest city reported

Mackay

Protecting agency

USFS

Jurisdiction

USFS

Land ownership at origin

USFS

Personnel assigned

1

Incident management

Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident

Primary fuel

Timber (Litter and Understory)

Estimated cost to date

$725,500

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-IDSCF-260103

IRWIN identifier

960C064B-1764-4834-BD28-90FB69A4AB4A

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 4, 2026 (1,021 acres) to August 11, 2026 (1,697 acres). The largest one-day growth was 676 acres, mapped August 11, 2026.

• Wind up to 9 mph from the southwest
• Relative humidity as low as 45%
• High of 55°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Challis, ID

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.4 µg/m³ around Tue, 10:00 AM MDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Challis, ID22 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
• Sun Valley, ID50 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
• Ketchum, ID51 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
• Salmon, ID59 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Hailey, ID60 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
• Bellevue, ID63 miles south of the fire’s origin