Lake Channel Fire
The Lake Channel Fire was reported on July 29, 2026 in Power County, Idaho and burned 2,516 acres. It was fully contained on August 2, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,516 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2026
- Personnel
- 85
Map
Perimeter mapped July 31, 2026 at 12:00 AM MDT, 2,516 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.665, -113.020.
The incident
- Size
- 2,516 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2026 at 5:40 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 Miles SW from American Falls, ID
- County
- Power County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- American Falls
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 85
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $900,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-IDTFD-000160
- IRWIN identifier
- 3C59C816-9F7E-4849-98F0-1D1530C6404B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for American Falls, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
- American Falls, ID12 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Aberdeen, ID21 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Pocatello, ID32 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Chubbuck, ID33 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Rupert, ID34 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Tyhee, ID34 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
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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 3, 2026 at 1:01 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-IDTFD-000160.