Gaston Fire
The Gaston Fire was reported on July 25, 2026 in Power County, Idaho and burned 1,636 acres. It was declared out on August 14, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,636 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2026
- Personnel
- 24
Map
Perimeter mapped August 18, 2026 at 8:24 AM MDT (gps-driven). Point of origin 43.057, -113.029.
The incident
- Size
- 1,636 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2026 at 7:37 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 26, 2026 at 7:45 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 28, 2026 at 6:45 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 Miles NW from Aberdeen, ID
- County
- Power County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Aberdeen
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 24
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $60,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-IDIFD-000135
- IRWIN identifier
- 5615AC2C-EF5F-4EB5-B254-E123E72F1415
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Aberdeen, 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 18, 2026 at 8:24 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-IDIFD-000135.